October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard
by Lesléa Newman
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Poetry
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2012
Word Count 8,378
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 154102, 1 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Shepard, Matthew, 1976-1998--Juvenile fiction
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Poetry
- Hate crimes
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Issues / Homosexuality
- Laramie (Wyo.)--Fiction
- Shepard, Matthew
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Law & Crime
- Hate crimes--Fiction
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Law & Crime
- Gay men
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Poetry / General
- Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction
- Murder--Fiction
- Shepard, Matthew, 1976-1998--Fiction
- Murder
- Novels in verse
- Gay men--Fiction
- Young Adult Nonfiction | LGBTQ
- Laramie (Wyo.)
- Lists With This Book
- Poetry, 11-12
- GLBTQ Experience & Identity: 6-12
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Lesléa Newman about October Mourning
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Lesléa Newman
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Lesson Plan from Lesléa Newman
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Video Book Reading narrated by Lesléa Newman
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Awards & Distinctions 3
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CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
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Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2013
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