Oliver Button Is a Sissy
by Tomie dePaola
A little boy must come to terms with being teased and ostracized because he'd rather... read more
- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Sports
- Cultural Experience
- Men / Boys
Year Published 1979
Word Count 683
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 480L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 51673
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Peer Pressure
- JUVENILE FICTION / Performing Arts / Dance
- Sex role--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- Dance--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts | Dance
- Sex role
- Dance
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About the Author 4
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