The Life I'm In
by Sharon G. Flake
34 Total Resources 6 Awards Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2021
Word Count 75,352
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 510L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 512950, 10 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- African American teenage girls--Juvenile fiction
- Human trafficking--Fiction
- Interpersonal relations--Fiction
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Sexual Abuse
- African American teenage girls
- Human trafficking
- Human trafficking--Juvenile fiction
- Interpersonal relations
- African American teenage girls--Fiction
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- Young adult fiction
- Interpersonal relations--Juvenile fiction
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Homelessness & Poverty
- Lists With This Book
- Virtual Book Tours
- Black Characters and Social Themes
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Sharon G. Flake about The Life I'm In
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Sharon G. Flake
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Sharon G. Flake “The Life I'm In Virtual Book Tour”
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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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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Educational Resources from Chapters4Change
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Invitation to Imagine from Sharon G. Flake
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Bahni Turpin
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Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Scholastic
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Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 6
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2022
In the Margins Book Awards, 2014-2024
Fiction Honor, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
City Selection, 2021
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