Genesis Begins Again
by Alicia D. Williams
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 2019
Word Count 76,959
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 199648
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Family problems--Fiction
- Prejudices
- Dysfunctional families
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Prejudice
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Bullying
- Prejudices--Fiction
- Self-acceptance
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Self-acceptance in adolescence
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Physical & Emotional Abuse (see also Social Themes - Sexual
- Human skin color
- Human skin color--Fiction
- Self-esteem in adolescence
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Peer Press
- Self-esteem
- Moving, Household
- Self-esteem--Fiction
- Moving, Household--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Prejudice & Racism
- African Americans--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Peer Pressure
- Family problems
- Young adult fiction
- African Americans
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Lists With This Book
- New Books and Resources Too! 6-12
- Understanding Race and Anti-Racism
- Black Experiences
- Conversations through Literacy
- CPL Best Fiction for Older Readers of 20
- Reading Colors Your World: iREAD Teen
- Project Lit Community 2020-2021
- Project Lit Community 2020-2021
- Black Lives Matter: Loving Engagement
- Black Lives Matter: Empathy
- Young Adult Collection
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Alicia D. Williams about Genesis Begins Again
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Alicia D. Williams
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Guide from Coretta Scott King Book Awards
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Reading Group Guide from Simon & Schuster
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Alicia D. Williams
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Vocabulary Lists 1

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Awards & Distinctions 12

William C. Morris Debut Award, 2009-2021
Finalist, 2020

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2020
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2020

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020

Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2020

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2021
New Talent Winner, 2020

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2021
Honor, 2020

ILA Teachers' Choices Reading List, 2015-2020
Selection, 2020

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2020
Selection, 2020

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2020

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Middle Selection, 2019

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