Little & Lion
by Brandy Colbert
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2017
Word Count 75,565
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 820L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 192414, 12.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- California--Fiction
- Dating (Social customs)
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | Siblings
- Young Adult Fiction | School & Education | Boarding School & Prep School
- Mental illness--Fiction
- Brothers and sisters
- Mentally ill teenagers
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | Alternative Family
- Bipolar disorder
- Bisexuality
- Family life--California--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Girls & Women
- Bisexuality--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | LGBTQ
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Bipolar disorder in adolescence
- Bipolar disorder--Fiction
- California
- Bisexual teenagers
- Family life
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Mental Illness
- Brothers and sisters--Fiction
- Families
- Dating (Social customs)--Fiction
- Mental illness
- Young Adult Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Dating & Sex
- Lists With This Book
- Love Your Neighbor
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Brandy Colbert about Little & Lion
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Brandy Colbert
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 13
Meet-the-Author Recording with Brandy Colbert
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Brandy Colbert
Created by Little Brown School & Library Podcast
Interview with Brandy Colbert
Created by Professional Book Nerds
Guest post by Brandy Colbert
Created by Little Brown School & Library
Interview with Brandy Colbert
Created by Brock Shelley
Interview with Brandy Colbert
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
Interview with Brandy Colbert
Created by What the Log Had to Say
Interview with Brandy Colbert
Created by The Book Raven
Interview with Brandy Colbert
Created by Austin Public Library
Interview with Brandy Colbert
Created by WOC Read
Interview with Brandy Colbert
Created by Kelly Yang
Interview with Brandy Colbert
Created by Yallwest
Interview with Brandy Colbert
Created by Kids Ask Authors podcast
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Book Readings 2
Audiobook Excerpt of "Excerpt 2" narrated by Alisha Wainwright
Created by Hachette Audio
Audiobook Excerpt of "Excerpt 1" narrated by Alisha Wainwright
Created by Hachette Audio
Awards & Distinctions 3
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
City Selection, 2017
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