Pet
by Akwaeke Emezi
30 Total Resources 11 Awards 17 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experience
- LGBTQ+
- Transgender / Non-Conforming
- African American
Year Published 2019
Word Count 45,814
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 820L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 503967, 7 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Transgender people
- Young Adult Fiction | LGBTQ
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places | United States - General
- Angels--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Art
- Selective mutism
- Families
- Angels
- Artists--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy | General
- Monsters
- Family life
- Artists
- Family life--Fiction
- Transgender people--Fiction
- Monsters--Fiction
- Selective mutism--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction
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Book Readings 1
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Awards & Distinctions 11
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CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
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Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2023
Finalist, 2020
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Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2023
Honor, 2020
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Rainbow List: Top Ten LGBTQ Books for Children and Teens, 2011-2023
Commended, 2020
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Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Top 10 Selection, 2020
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Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Middle Selection, 2019
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SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2019
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Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Young Adult Selection, 2019
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