Flamer
by Mike Curato
38 Total Resources 7 Awards 11 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Graphic Novel
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- LGBTQ+
- Asian American
Year Published 2020
Word Count 9,538
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 509952, 1 AR Points
- OverDrive Digital Book Details Explore on Marketplace
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Lists With This Book
- Great Middle School Reads
- Bullying, Aggression, & Violence Books
- LGBTQ Lives
- Virtual Book Tours
- Best Book Lists 2020
- LGBTQ+ Booklist for High School
- LGBTQ+ Characters and Social Themes
- Most Challenged Books of 2022
- LGBTQIA+ Stories: AAPI Heritage
- Most Challenged Books of 2023
- Most Challenged Books of 2024
- Best YA Books of the 21st Century
Our Original Resources 8
Meet-the-Author Recording with Mike Curato about Flamer
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Mike Curato
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Mike Curato “Flamer Virtual Book Tour”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Graphic Novel / Graphic Format Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
Created by TeachingBooks
Invitation to Imagine from Mike Curato
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Graphic Novel / Graphic Format Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Invitation to Imagine from Mike Curato
Created by TeachingBooks

Discussion Questions from Mike Curato
Created by Mike Curato
Book Trailers 1

Video Book Trailer from Mike Curato
Created by Mike Curato
Vocabulary Resources 2
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
Created by TeachingBooks

Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
Created by Vocabulary.com
Awards & Distinctions 7

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2025
Winner, 2021

Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2025
Commended, 2021

YALSA Teens' Top Ten, 2003-2025
Finalist, 2021

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Illustration for Older Readers Honor, 2021

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2020

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2020
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