Openly Straight
by Bill Konigsberg
24 Total Resources 9 Awards 5 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 9-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2013
Word Count 78,799
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 680L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 161578, 12 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Identity
- Schools
- Identity (Psychology)--Juvenile fiction
- Homosexuality
- Homosexuality--Fiction
- Massachusetts
- Identity--Fiction
- Massachusetts--Fiction
- Gay teenagers--Juvenile fiction
- Homosexuality--Juvenile fiction
- Preparatory schools--Massachusetts--Juvenile fiction
- Young gay men
- Preparatory schools
- Gay teenagers
- Identity (Psychology)
- Juvenile Fiction | Love & Romance
- Schools--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Preparatory schools--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Bill Konigsberg
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Readings 1
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Awards & Distinctions 9
![Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2024](/images/awards/32.jpg.pagespeed.ce.6IBWCp5ke6.jpg)
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2024
Finalist, 2014
![Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2024](/images/awards/74.png)
Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2024
Finalist, 2014
![Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024](/images/awards/79.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Xpp4I88NBl.jpg)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2014
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
![Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024](/images/awards/104.png)
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2014
![Sid Fleischman Humor Award, 2004-2024](/images/awards/122.jpg)
Sid Fleischman Humor Award, 2004-2024
Winner, 2014
![YALSA Teens' Top Ten, 2003-2023](/images/awards/154.png)
YALSA Teens' Top Ten, 2003-2023
Finalist, 2014
![Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024](/images/awards/146.png.pagespeed.ce.Mab2xOF0V-.png)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2014
![Bisexual Book Award, 2012-2021](/images/awards/137.png)
Bisexual Book Award, 2012-2021
Young Adult Finalist, 2013
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