Melissa
by Alex Gino
33 Total Resources 10 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Transgender / Non-Conforming
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2015
Word Count 29,177
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 176832, 4.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | LGBTQ
- 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
- Middle school students--Juvenile fiction
- Transgender youth
- Gender role--Fiction
- Friendship--Fiction
- Friendship
- Gender nonconformity--Juvenile fiction
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Alex Gino about Melissa
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 6
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Discussion Questions from Scholastic
Created by Scholastic
Educator Discussion Guide from Anti-Defamation League
Created by Anti-Defamation League
Parent/Family Discussion Guide from Anti-Defamation League
Created by Anti-Defamation League
Discussion Guide from Vermont Department of Libraries
Created by Vermont Department of Libraries
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, 1992-2021
Winner, 2016
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2022
Commended, 2016
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2016
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2021
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2021
Selection, 2016
Kids’ Book Choice Awards, 2008-2021
New Talent Winner, 2016
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2021
Selection, 2015
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2015
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