Watch Us Rise
by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan
Best friends Jasmine, who is Black, and Chelsea, who is Jewish and white, attend... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Area
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2019
Word Count 72,092
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 800L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 504652
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Clubs
- Best friends--Fiction
- Women's rights
- Schools
- Best friends
- High schools--Fiction
- Teenagers' writings
- New York (N.Y.)--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Girls & Women
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Clubs--Fiction
- High schools
- Women's rights--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Schools--Fiction
- Friendship--Fiction
- New York (N.Y.)
- Electronic publishing
- Friendship
- Young Adult Fiction
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Renée Watson
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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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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Talk To Your Kids About... Discussion Questions from Common Sense Media
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Book Readings 4

Complete Video Reading of "Girlhood" narrated by Renee Watson and Ellen Hagan
Created by KidLit TV

Video Book Reading of "Girlhood" narrated by Authors Renee Watson and Ellen Hagan
Created by Bloomsbury USA

Video Book Reading of "This Body" narrated by Renée Watson
Created by Bloomsbury

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Angela Lewis and Em Eldridge
Created by Bloomsbury USA
Vocabulary Lists 1

Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 6

ILA Young Adults' Choices Reading List, 2015-2020
Selection, 2020

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2020
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2020

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020

Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Honor, 2020

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2020
Selection, 2019
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