Calvin
by JR Ford, Vanessa Ford, and Kayla Harren
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Picture Book
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Multiracial / Mixed Race
- LGBTQ+
- Transgender / Non-Conforming
Year Published 2021
Word Count 623
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 520L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 514380, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Schools--Fiction
- First day of school--Fiction
- Transgender people--Fiction
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Awards & Distinctions 3

Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2024
Winner, 2022

Rainbow List: Top Ten LGBTQ Books for Children and Teens, 2011-2025
Commended, 2022

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2022
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