The Used-To-Be Best Friend
by Dawn Quigley and Tara Audibert
Jo Jo is an exuberant seven-year-old who’s attending first grade on her Ojibwe... read more
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- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- American Indian
Year Published 2021
Word Count 6,558
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 511872, 1.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Ojibwa Indians--Fiction
- Schools--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- Ojibwa Indians--Juvenile fiction
- Best friends--Juvenile fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Readers / Chapter Books
- Best friends--Fiction
- Schools
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / Native American
- Best friends
- Schools--Juvenile fiction
- Ojibwa Indians
- Lists With This Book
- We Are Kid Lit 2021
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Dawn Quigley about The Used-To-Be Best Friend
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation in Ojibwe and English (Bilingual) with Dawn Quigley
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 7
Audio Name Pronunciation in Ojibwe and English (Bilingual) with Dawn Quigley
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 4
Meet-the-Author Recording with Dawn Quigley
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Dawn Quigley
Created by Dakota County
Interview with Dawn Quigley
Created by Cynsations
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Discussion Questions from HarperCollins
Created by HarperCollins
Book Readings 3
Audiobook Excerpt of "Clip 1" narrated by Jennifer Bobiwash
Created by Heartdrum
Audiobook Excerpt of "Clip 2" narrated by Jennifer Bobiwash
Created by Heartdrum
Video Book Reading narrated by Dawn Quigley
Created by Dakota County
Book Trailers 2
Book Talk from Marion Public Library
Created by Marion Public Library
Video Book Trailer from HarperKids
Created by HarperKids
Awards & Distinctions 6
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2022
Honor, 2022
Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Honor, 2022
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2021
Selection, 2021
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