The Stars Beneath Our Feet
by David Barclay Moore
On the edge of young adulthood, Lolly has the support of his hardworking, no nonsense... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Area
- African American
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2017
Word Count 58,662
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 650L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 191434
- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Fiction
- LEGO toys--Fiction
- Gangs--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship
- Brothers--Death
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- LEGO toys
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Juvenile fiction
- Brothers--Death--Juvenile fiction
- Gangs--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Brothers--Death--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / African American
- New York (State)--New York--Harlem
- LEGO toys--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Death & Dying
- Gangs
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Meet-the-Author Recording with David Barclay Moore about The Stars Beneath Our Feet
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
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Awards & Distinctions 6

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2020
New Talent Winner, 2018

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Audiobooks Selection, 2018

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2020
Commended, 2018

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Middle Selection, 2017
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