Becoming Kareem: Growing Up on and Off the Court
by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld
12 Total Resources 3 Awards 5 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Sports
- Cultural Experience
- African American
- Muslim
Year Published 2017
Word Count 56,982
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 990L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 192404, 10 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Physical Education
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Social reformers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiograp
- Basketball players
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Religion | Islam
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation | Basketball
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Issues / Adolesc
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Adolescence
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, 1947---Juvenile literature
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Issues / Prejudi
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Religion / Islam
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Sports & Recreation
- United States
- Social reformers
- Basketball players--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / B
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Our Original Resources 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 2
Author Interviews 4
Interview with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Created by The Daily Show
Interview with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Created by James Altucher
Interview with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Created by Mashable
Interview with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Created by School Library Journal
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Created by Hachette Audio
Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
Created by Vocabulary.com
Book & Adaptation Websites 1
Awards & Distinctions 3
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Audiobooks Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Sports Selection, 2018
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2017
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