George
by Alex Gino
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Area
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2015
Word Count 29,177
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 176832
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | LGBT
- Theater--Fiction
- Bullying--Juvenile fiction
- Middle school students--Fiction
- Gender identity--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Bullying--Fiction
- Gender identity
- Middle school students
- Transgender children
- Transgender people--Fiction
- Bullying
- Transgender people
- School stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Bullying
- Gender identity--Juvenile fiction
- Transgender people.--Fiction
- Friendship--Juvenile fiction
- Transgender children--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Transgender youth--Juvenile fiction
- Transgenderism
- Middle school students--Juvenile fiction
- Transgender youth
- Gender role--Fiction
- Friendship--Fiction
- Friendship
- Gender nonconformity--Juvenile fiction
- Lists With This Book
- School Stories: Selected K-12 Literature
- Gay and Lesbian Themes and Topics
- Gender & Sexism
- LGBTQ
- Choice Texts Gr. 7
- Just, Inclusive Society
- #ProtectTransKids
- Banned Books Week 2020
- Trans Voices
- Embracing Gender Identities
- Banned and Challenged Books of the 2010s
- Juvenile Fiction
- PAUSD 6th-Grade Core and Supplemental Li
- Banned Books Week 2021
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Alex Gino about George
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Alex Gino
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Author 3
Author Interviews 11
Meet-the-Author Recording with Alex Gino
Created by TeachingBooks
Guest post by Alex Gino
Created by Intellectual Freedom Blog
Interview with Alex Gino
Created by The Yarn Podcast
Stonewall Acceptance Speech, 2016, given by Alex Gino
Created by Alex Gino
Interview with Alex Gino
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Alex Gino
Created by MTV
Interview with Alex Gino
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with Alex Gino
Created by The Guardian
Interview with Alex Gino
Created by NPR
Interview with Alex Gino
Created by The Children's Book Podcast
Interview with Alex Gino
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Discussion Questions from Scholastic
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Discussion Guide from Vermont Department of Libraries
Created by Vermont Department of Libraries
Discussion Guide from Anti-Defamation League
Created by Anti-Defamation League
Book Readings 2
Video Book Reading narrated by Alex Gino
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Jamie Clayton
Created by Scholastic Audio
Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
Created by Vocabulary.com
Awards & Distinctions 10
Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2020
Winner, 2016
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2021
Commended, 2016
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2016
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2020
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2020
Selection, 2016
Children's and Teen Choice Book Awards, 2008-2020
New Talent Winner, 2016
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2020
Selection, 2015
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2015
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