Starfish
by Akemi Dawn Bowman
A william C. Morris Award Finalist
A New York Public Library 2017 Best Book... read more
A New York Public Library 2017 Best Book... read more
15 Total Resources 2 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Cultural Experience
- Multiracial / Mixed Race
- Asian American
Year Published 2017
Word Count 80,566
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 670L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 192978, 12.0 AR Points
- Subject Headings
- Young Adult Fiction | Romance | Contemporary
- Racially mixed people--Fiction
- Family problems--Fiction
- Identity
- Sexual abuse--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- Artists--Fiction
- Racially mixed people
- Mothers and daughters
- Identity--Fiction
- Mothers and daughters--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
- Self-perception
- Artists
- Sexual abuse
- Family problems
- Identity (Psychology)
- Self-perception--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Oceans of Possibilities: CSLP 2022 Teen
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Akemi Dawn Bowman about Starfish
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Akemi Dawn Bowman
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 8
Meet-the-Author Recording with Akemi Dawn Bowman
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William C. Morris Award Finalist Speech given by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Created by Young Adult Library Services Association - YALSA
Interview with Akemi Dawn Bowman
Created by YALSA - The Hub
Interview with Akemi Dawn Bowman
Created by Fragments of Life
Interview with Akemi Dawn Bowman
Created by Ensconced in YA
Interview with Akemi Dawn Bowman
Created by Megan Write Now
Interview with Akemi Dawn Bowman
Created by What the Log Had to Say
Interview with Akemi Dawn Bowman
Created by Read.Sleep.Repeat.
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 2
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Young Adults Selection, 2018
William C. Morris Debut Award, 2009-2022
Finalist, 2018
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