Symptoms of Being Human
by Jeff Garvin
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- Grade
- 9-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Transgender / Non-Conforming
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2016
Word Count 81,795
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 760L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 190468, 12 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Gender identity--Fiction
- Identity
- Schools
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Adolescence
- Bullying in schools
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Bullying
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Adolescence
- Bullying--Fiction
- High schools--Fiction
- Gender identity
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Bullying
- Young Adult Fiction | Coming of Age
- Identity--Fiction
- Sex role
- Children's All Ages - Fiction - General
- Bullying
- Young Adult Fiction | LGBTQ
- Blogs
- High schools
- Sex role--Fiction
- Identity (Psychology)
- Schools--Fiction
- Blogs--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Just, Inclusive Society
- Trans Voices
- Gender Inclusive Schools Secondary
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Awards & Distinctions 4
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2026
Selection, 2017
Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2025
Finalist, 2017
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
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