Watch Us Rise
by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2019
Word Count 72,092
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 800L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 504652, 11.0 AR Points
- 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 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Renée Watson about Watch Us Rise
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Author Recording with Ellen Hagan about Watch Us Rise
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Renée Watson
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Ellen Hagan
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Renée Watson
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Ellen Hagan
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 16
Meet-the-Author Recording with Renée Watson
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Author Recording with Ellen Hagan
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Ellen Hagan
Created by Book Club for Kids
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by Book Club for Kids
Interview with Ellen Hagan
Created by Yarn YA Reviews
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by Yarn YA Reviews
Interview with Ellen Hagan
Created by Scholastic News Kids Press Corps
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by Scholastic News Kids Press Corps
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by Library of Congress
Interview with Ellen Hagan
Created by Library of Congress
Interview with Ellen Hagan
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by School Library Journal
Guest Post by Renée Watson
Created by Rethinking Schools
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by Reading While White
23rd Effie Lee Morris Lecture by Renée Watson
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
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
Created by Vocabulary.com
Awards & Distinctions 5
Kids’ Book Choice Awards, 2008-2021
Honor, 2020
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2021
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2020
ILA Young Adults' Choices Reading List, 2015-2020
Selection, 2020
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2021
Selection, 2019
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