Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
by Jason Reynolds and Alexander Nabaum
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2019
Word Count 34,647
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 750L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 504592
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Lists With This Book
- Best Children's Books of 2019
- Multicultural Fiction for Young Adults
- Black Experiences
- CPL Best Fiction for Older Readers of 20
- Western Hemisphere
- Middle School BOB 20-21
- Great Reads for Kids and Tweens Sample L
- Reading Colors Your World: iREAD Teen
- Project Lit Community 2020-2021
- Project Lit Community 2020-2021
- BER: What's New in 2019, K-6
- JCPS LMS Recommended Reading Grade 6-8
- PAUSD 6th-Grade Core and Supplemental Li
- NBSLS Sora/Overdrive Titles
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Jason Reynolds about Look Both Ways
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jason Reynolds
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Jason Reynolds “All Voices Matter”
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Jason Reynolds
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Author Interviews 36
Meet-the-Author Recording with Jason Reynolds
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Jason Reynolds “All Voices Matter”
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Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Book Awards
2021 CILIP Carnegie Medal acceptance speech by Jason Reynolds
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Interview with Jason Reynolds
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Interview with Jason Reynolds
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Interview with Jason Reynolds
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Interview with Jason Reynolds
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Interview with Jason Reynolds
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Interview with Jason Reynolds
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Interview with Jason Reynolds
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Interview with Jason Reynolds
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Interview with Jason Reynolds
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Apr 17, 2017 interview with Jason Reynolds
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Jul 14, 2017 interview with Jason Reynolds
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Interview with Jason Reynolds
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Interview with Jason Reynolds
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Interview with Jason Reynolds
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National Ambassador for Young People's Literature inauguration of Jason Reynolds
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Interview with Jason Reynolds
Created by Lesley University
Interview with Jason Reynolds
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Interview with Jason Reynolds
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Interview with Jason Reynolds
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Interview with Jason Reynolds
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Interview with Jason Reynolds
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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
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American Sign Language and English (Bilingual) 2020 National Book Awards Teen Press Conference Interview with Jason Reynolds
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Interview with Jason Reynolds
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Interview with Jason Reynolds
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Book Haters Interview with Jason Reynolds
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Character Development Interview with Jason Reynolds
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Inspiration Interview with Jason Reynolds
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Toxic Masculinity Interview with Jason Reynolds
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Christopher Paul Curtis In Conversation with Jason Reynolds
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Teaching Integration Ideas from Literary Fusions
Created by Literary Fusions
Discussion Guide from Coretta Scott King Book Awards
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Reading Group Guide from Simon & Schuster
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Book Readings 2
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by various narrators
Created by Simon & Schuster Audio
Video Book Reading narrated by Jason Reynolds
Created by Mia Wenjen
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Simon Kids
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Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 11
Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Winner, 2021
Carnegie Medal, 1936-2021
Winner, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Elementary Selection, 2020
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2021
Author Honor, 2020
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2021
Selection, 2020
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2020
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2020
Selection, 2019
Fanfare, 2001 - 2020
Selection, 2019
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