What They Always Tell Us
by Martin Wilson
James and Alex are teenage brothers whose childhood closeness is long gone. Their... read more
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- Grade
- 9-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- LGBTQ+
- Men / Boys
Year Published 2008
Word Count 77,638
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 810L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 125631, 11 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Self-actualization (Psychology)
- Brothers
- Schools
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
- Social isolation--Fiction
- Family life
- High schools
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General (see also headings under Family)
- Homosexuality
- Brothers--Fiction
- Social isolation
- Schools--Fiction
- Family life--Alabama--Fiction
- Homosexuality--Fiction
- High schools--Fiction
- Alabama
- Self-actualization (Psychology)--Fiction
- Tuscaloosa (Ala.)
- Tuscaloosa (Ala.)--Fiction
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Awards & Distinctions 2
Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2024
Finalist, 2009
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
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