The Other Half of Happy
by Rebecca Balcárcel
37 Total Resources 5 Awards 4 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Multiracial / Mixed Race
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2019
Word Count 70,591
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 570L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 503271, 10 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Spanish
- Subject Headings
- Texas--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Parent and child--Juvenile fiction
- Ethnicity--Juvenile fiction
- Brothers and sisters--Juvenile fiction
- Brothers and sisters--Fiction
- Racially mixed people--Fiction
- Identity
- Texas
- Identity--Fiction
- Parent and child
- Texas--Juvenile fiction
- Identity (Psychology)--Juvenile fiction
- Racially mixed people
- Parent and child--Fiction
- Racially mixed families
- Brothers and sisters
- Racially mixed children
- Family life
- Ethnicity--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Disabilities & Special Needs
- Racially mixed families--Texas--Juvenile fiction
- Ethnicity
- Racially mixed children--Texas--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Identity (Psychology)
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Adolescence & Coming of Age
- Family life--Texas--Fiction
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Rebecca Balcárcel about The Other Half of Happy
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Rebecca Balcárcel
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Comprehension Graphic Organizers
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 4
Author Interviews 15
Meet-the-Author Recording with Rebecca Balcárcel
Created by TeachingBooks
Conversation on books as teachers with Rebecca Balcárcel
Created by Latinx KidLit Book Festival
2020 Pura Belpré Honor Acceptance Speech given by Rebecca Balcárcel
Created by Association for Library Service to Children - ALSC
Reaction to winning a Pura Belpré Award by Rebecca Balcárcel
Created by Rebecca Balcárcel
Pura Belpré Honor Book Acceptance Speech Rebecca Balcárcel
Created by Rebecca Balcárcel
Panel Discussion with Rebecca Balcárcel
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Interview with Rebecca Balcárcel
Created by Carolyn Dee Flores
Part 2 of Interview with Rebecca Balcárcel
Created by Mr. Alex's Bookshelf
Part 1 of Interview with Rebecca Balcárcel
Created by Mr. Alex's Bookshelf
Interview with Rebecca Balcárcel
Created by KTEP El Paso
Interview with Rebecca Balcárcel
Created by TCC News
Interview with Rebecca Balcárcel
Created by Voyage Dallas
Interview with Rebecca Balcárcel
Created by The Collegian
Interview with Rebecca Balcárcel
Created by Latinxs in Kid Lit
Contemporary stories discussion with Rebecca Balcárcel
Created by Latinx KidLit Book Festival
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Comprehension Graphic Organizers
Created by TeachingBooks
Discussion Guide from Chronicle
Created by Chronicle
Book Readings 2
Meet-the-Author Recording with Rebecca Balcárcel
Created by Chronicle
Video Book Reading narrated by Rebecca Balcárcel
Created by Rebecca Balcárcel
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Ariana Cordero
Created by Chronicle
Book Trailers 2
Booktalk from Rebecca Balcárcel
Created by Rebecca Balcárcel
Author Introduction from Rebecca Balcárcel
Created by Rebecca Balcárcel
Vocabulary Resources 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
Created by Vocabulary.com
Awards & Distinctions 5
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
Second Place Winner, 2021
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Honor, 2020
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2025
Author Honor, 2020
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2020
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