The Book of Boy
by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
22 Total Resources 5 Awards 3 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Adventure
- Cultural Experience
- Disability
Year Published 2018
Word Count 45,408
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 600L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 195979, 6 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Adventure and adventurers--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Medieval
- Voyages and travels--Fiction
- Pilgrims and pilgrimages
- Relics--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Medieval
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Europe
- JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Gener
- Action adventure fiction
- People with disabilities--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Self-Estee
- Juvenile Fiction | Disabilities & Special Needs
- JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Middle Ages--Fiction
- Pilgrims and pilgrimages--Fiction
- Relics
- Voyages and travels
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- Adventure stories
- Middle Ages
- Adventure and adventurers
- People with disabilities
- Epic fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Forced Journeys - Grade 4-5
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Catherine Gilbert Murdock about The Book of Boy
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Catherine Gilbert Murdock
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 3
Meet-the-Author Recording with Catherine Gilbert Murdock
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Insights from Catherine Gilbert Murdock
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Interview with Catherine Gilbert Murdock
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Discussion Questions from Down the Hobbit Hole
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Educator's Guide from HarperStacks
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Book Readings 1
Meet-the-Author Recording with Catherine Gilbert Murdock
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
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Awards & Distinctions 5
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2025
Honor, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2019
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2018
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2018
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