King and the Dragonflies (Scholastic Gold)
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Book Overview
A 2021 Coretta Scott King Honor Book Winner of the 2020 National Book Award for Young People's Literature Winner of the 2020 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction and Poetry In a small but turbulent Louisiana town, one boy's grief takes him beyond the bayous of his backyard, to learn that there is no right way to be yourself. FOUR STARRED REVIEWS Booklist School...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1338129333
ISBN13:9781338129335
Release Date:February 2020
Publisher:Scholastic Press
Length:272 Pages
Weight:0.84 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.8" x 8.3"
Age Range:10 to 13 years
Grade Range:Grades 5 to 8
Customer Reviews
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Highly recommended!
Published by MegR , 3 years ago
My 12y/o son and I recently read King and the Dragonflies together. It is a thoughtful coming of age story that tackles racism, homophobia, loss, and messy relationships. Sometimes books like this can feel formulaic, but this one didn’t thanks to Callender’s excellent writing and storytelling.
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