Anger Is a Gift
by Mark Oshiro
*31st Annual Lammy Finalist for LGBTQ Children’s/Young Adult... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- LGBTQ+
- Disability
- African American
Year Published 2018
Word Count 118,283
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 710L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 500270, 18 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Police shootings--Fiction
- African American teenagers
- Teenagers--Fiction
- Police misconduct--United States--Fiction
- Fathers--Death--Fiction
- Student movements--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Romance | LGBTQ
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Death & Dying
- Police misconduct
- Anger--Juvenile fiction
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism
- Police shootings
- Anger
- Anxiety--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Anxiety
- Anxiety--Juvenile fiction
- Teenagers
- Teenagers--Juvenile fiction
- Romance fiction
- African American teenagers--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Racism--Fiction
- United States
- Student movements
- Fathers--Death
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / LGBTQ
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- #OwnVoices for 7-12
- This List is Anti-Racist
- Finding Your Voice
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Mark Oshiro about Anger Is a Gift
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Mark Oshiro
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 16
Meet-the-Author Recording with Mark Oshiro
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Guest Post by Mark Oshiro
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Interview with Mark Oshiro
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Interview with Mark Oshiro
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The story behind the book with Mark Oshiro
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Three things about the book with Mark Oshiro
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Interview with Mark Oshiro
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Interview with Mark Oshiro
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Interview with Mark Oshiro
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Interview with Mark Oshiro
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Interview with Mark Oshiro
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Author Letter Mark Oshiro
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Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed discussion with Mark Oshiro
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Interview with Mark Oshiro
Created by Kids Ask Authors
A discussion on diaspora with Mark Oshiro
Created by Latinx KidLit Book Festival
Panel Discussion with Mark Oshiro
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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General Discussion Questions from American Library Association
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Book-Specific Discussion Questions from American Library Association
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Reading Group Guide from Tor/Forge
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Mark Oshiro
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Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Tor/Forge
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Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 3
Schneider Family Book Award, 2004-2024
Winner, 2019
Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2024
Finalist, 2019
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