Sorta Like a Rock Star
by Matthew Quick
10 Total Resources 1 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Area
- Disability
Year Published 2009
Word Count 65,579
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 960L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 137041
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- Subject Headings
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Optimism
- Schools
- High schools--Fiction
- Homeless persons--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy | General
- Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure
- High schools
- Homeless persons
- Dogs--Fiction
- Dogs
- Schools--Fiction
- Depression, Mental
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Optimism--Fiction
- Depression, Mental--Fiction
- Autism
- Autism--Fiction
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Matthew Quick
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 4
Author Interviews 3
Interview with Matthew Quick
Created by The Fictionistas
Interview with Matthew Quick
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Matthew Quick
Created by Publishers Weekly
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Cynthia Holloway
Created by Books On TapeŽ / Listening Library
Awards & Distinctions 1
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2020
Finalist, 2011
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