The Field Guide to the North American Teenager
by Ben Philippe
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- Grade
- 9-12
- Genre
- Humor
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
- African American
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2019
Word Count 82,008
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 830L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 503080, 13 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Austin (Tex.)--Fiction
- Moving, Household--Fiction
- Schools--Fiction
- Canadian Americans--Fiction
- High schools--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Coming of Age
- Interpersonal relations--Fiction
- Schools
- Single-parent families
- Young Adult Fiction | Humorous | General
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
- High schools
- Single-parent families--Fiction
- Moving, Household
- Interpersonal relations
- Haitian Americans--Fiction
- Canadian Americans
- Interpersonal relations in adolescence
- Young adult fiction
- Haitian Americans
- Austin (Tex.)
- Young Adult Fiction
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Ben Philippe about The Field Guide to the North American Teenager
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Ben Philippe
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 9
Meet-the-Author Recording with Ben Philippe
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Interview with Ben Philippe
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Interview with Ben Philippe
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Interview with Ben Philippe
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Interview with Ben Philippe
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Interview with Ben Philippe
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Interview with Ben Philippe
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Interview with Ben Philippe
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Readings 1
Meet-the-Author Recording with Ben Philippe
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by James Fouhey
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Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Epic Reads
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Vocabulary Resources 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 5
William C. Morris Debut Award, 2009-2025
Winner, 2020
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Top 10 Selection, 2020
Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2020
YALSA Teens' Top Ten, 2003-2023
Finalist, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2019; Audiobooks Selection, 2019
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