Black Girl You Are Atlas
by Renée Watson and Ekua Holmes
47 Total Resources 16 Awards 10 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- Women / Girls
- African American
Year Published 2024
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- OverDrive Digital Book Details Explore on Marketplace
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- African American girls--Poetry
- American poetry
- African American women--Poetry
Our Original Resources 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Renée Watson
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Ekua Holmes
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Renée Watson
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Ekua Holmes
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 13
Interview with Ekua Holmes
Created by Booklist Online
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by Minorities in Publishing Podcast
Guest Post by Renée Watson
Created by Teen Librarian Toolbox
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by School Library Journal
Guest Post by Renée Watson
Created by Rethinking Schools
23rd Effie Lee Morris Lecture by Renée Watson
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by Kids Ask Authors
February 2017 Interview with Renée Watson
Created by First Draft Podcast
January 2019 Interview with Renée Watson
Created by First Draft Podcast
Interview with Ekua Holmes
Created by Candlewick Press Presents Podcast
Girl Books For Boys Panel Discussion with Ekua Holmes
Created by Reading Rockets
What Is a Heroine Panel Discussion with Ekua Holmes
Created by Reading Rockets
Reading and Writing About Girls Panel Discussion with Ekua Holmes
Created by Reading Rockets
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Discussion Questions from Read Across America
Created by Read Across America
Educator's Guide from Penguin Random House
Created by Penguin Random House
Book Readings 2
Audiobook Excerpt of "Clip 2" narrated by Renée Watson
Created by Books On Tape® / Listening Library
Audiobook Excerpt of "Clip 1" narrated by Renée Watson
Created by Books On Tape® / Listening Library
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Penguin Classroom
Created by Penguin Classroom
Awards & Distinctions 16
Odyssey Award, 2008-2025
Honor, 2025
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2025
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2025
Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Grades 9-12 Selection, 2025
Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2025
Commended, 2025
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2025
Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2025
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2025
Grades 9-12 Selection, 2025
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2025
Honor, 2025
Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2025
Young Adult Winner, 2025
Claudia Lewis Award for Poetry, 1998-2025
Older Readers Winner, 2025
BCALA Children and Youth Literary Awards, 2021-2025
Nonfiction Honor, 2025
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 2025
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2024
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2024
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2024
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