Sunny
by Jason Reynolds • Book 3 of the Track Series
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Sports
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2018
Word Count 24,767
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 700L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 195073
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Physical Education
- Subject Headings
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship
- Fathers and sons--Fiction
- Family problems--Fiction
- Fathers and sons
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Adolescenc
- Track and field--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Adolescence
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Self-esteem
- Self-esteem--Fiction
- Home schooling
- Track and field
- Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Track & Field
- Self-esteem in children
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General (see also headings under Family)
- Home schooling--Fiction
- Family problems
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Parents
- Families
- JUVENILE FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Gene
- JUVENILE FICTION / Sports & Recreation / General
- Diaries--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- #OwnVoices for 4-8
- Project Lit Community 2020-2021
- Project Lit Community 2020-2021
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Jason Reynolds about Sunny
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Jason Reynolds
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Jason Reynolds “All Voices Matter”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
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 4
Author Interviews 33
Meet-the-Author Recording with Jason Reynolds
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Jason Reynolds “All Voices Matter”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by Library of Congress
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by Writer's Digest
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by Gawker Review of Books
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by NBC News
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by NPR
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by Kirkus Reviews
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by School Library Journal
Apr 17, 2017 interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by Publishers Weekly
Jul 14, 2017 interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by Simon & Schuster
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by Musing
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by The News-Item
National Ambassador for Young People's Literature inauguration of Jason Reynolds
Created by Library of Congress
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by Lesley University
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by PBS
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by Everywhere Book Fest
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by Story Seeds Podcast
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by The Johannesburg Review of Books
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by First Draft Podcast
Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice Discussion with Jason Reynolds
Created by The Center for Fiction
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by Politics and Prose
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by Mackin Community
American Sign Language and English (Bilingual) 2020 National Book Awards Teen Press Conference Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by National Book Foundation
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by The Guardian
Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by Underlined
Book Haters Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by UW-Madison Education
Character Development Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by UW-Madison Education
Inspiration Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by UW-Madison Education
Toxic Masculinity Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by UW-Madison Education
Christopher Paul Curtis In Conversation with Jason Reynolds
Created by National Civil Rights Museum
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Reading Group Guide from Simon & Schuster
Created by Simon & Schuster
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Guy Lockard
Created by Simon & Schuster
Book Trailers 1
Series Video Book Trailer from Simon Kids
Created by Simon Kids
Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
Created by Vocabulary.com
Awards & Distinctions 4
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2021
Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Sports Selection, 2018
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