The Stars and the Blackness Between Them
by Junauda Petrus
20 Total Resources 4 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experience
- African American
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2019
Word Count 84,488
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 890L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 508781
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Trinidad--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Romance | LGBTQ
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Lesbians--Fiction
- African Americans--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places | United States - African American
- Lesbians
- Black people
- Black people--Trinidad--Fiction
- Trinidad
- African Americans
- Young Adult Fiction
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Junauda Petrus about The Stars and the Blackness Between Them
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Junauda Petrus
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 8
Meet-the-Author Recording with Junauda Petrus
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Junauda Petrus
Created by Mackin Community
2020 Coretta Scott King Book Award Acceptance Speech by Junauda Petrus
Created by American Library Association
Interview with Junauda Petrus
Created by StarTribune
Interview with Junauda Petrus
Created by Weapon of Choice
Interview with Junauda Petrus
Created by For Colored Girls Book Club
Interview with Junauda Petrus
Created by ONYX Pages
Interview with Junauda Petrus
Created by The Library Voice
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Discussion Guide from Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Created by Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Discussion Guide from Penguin Classroom
Created by Penguin Classroom
Book Readings 2
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by various narrators
Created by Books On TapeŽ / Listening Library
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Bahni Turpin and J.D. Jackson
Created by Books On TapeŽ / Listening Library
Awards & Distinctions 4
Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Selection, 2020
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2021
Author Honor, 2020
ILA Young Adults' Choices Reading List, 2015-2020
Selection, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
City Selection, 2019
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