Starfish
by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Cultural Area
- Asian / Pacific American
Year Published 2017
Word Count 80,566
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 670L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 192978
- 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
- Battle of the Books 2021 - High School D
- Reading Colors Your World: iREAD Teen
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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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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 2

William C. Morris Debut Award, 2009-2021
Finalist, 2018

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Young Adults Selection, 2018
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