Pumpkin
by Julie Murphy • Book 3 of the Dumplin' Series
Waylon Brewer, aka Pumpkin—nicknamed for his bright red hair—is fat,... read more
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Year Published 2021
Word Count 77,907
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 514580, 12.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Overweight persons--Juvenile fiction
- Queer people
- LGBTQ people
- Twins
- High schools--Fiction
- Overweight persons
- Proms--Juvenile fiction
- Gay teenagers--Juvenile fiction
- High school students--Fiction
- Overweight persons--Fiction
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / LGBTQ+
- Friendship--Fiction
- Overweight teenagers--Fiction
- Proms--Fiction
- Contests
- High schools
- High school students
- Drag queens--Fiction
- Self-esteem
- Queer people--Fiction
- LGBTQ people--Fiction
- Friendship--Juvenile fiction
- Friendship
- Gay teenagers--Fiction
- Self-esteem--Juvenile fiction
- Self-esteem--Fiction
- Young adult fiction
- Gay teenagers
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Dating & Sex
- Contests--Fiction
- Drag queens
- Overweight teenagers
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Julie Murphy
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 5
Interview with Julie Murphy
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Interview with Julie Murphy
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Interview with Julie Murphy
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Interview with Julie Murphy
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Interview with Julie Murphy
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Questions from HarperStacks
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Chad Burris
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Awards & Distinctions 2
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
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