Playing the Cards You're Dealt
by Varian Johnson
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- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
- Men / Boys
Year Published 2021
Word Count 53,977
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 513079, 8 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Secrets de famille--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Family secrets
- African American boys
- Fathers and sons--Fiction
- Card players--Juvenile fiction
- African American boys--Juvenile fiction
- Fathers and sons
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Parents
- Father-son relationship--Juvenile fiction
- Boys
- Friendship--Juvenile fiction
- Secret--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship
- Family secrets--Juvenile fiction
- Garçons noirs américains--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Family secrets--Fiction
- Preteen girls--Juvenile fiction
- Cartes à jouer--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Playing cards--Juvenile fiction
- Spades (Game)--Juvenile fiction
- Amitié--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Preteen girls
- Playing cards
- Secrets--Fiction
- Secrecy--Juvenile fiction
- Secrecy
- Card players--Fiction
- Spades (Game)--Fiction
- Joueurs de cartes--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Card players
- Families
- Familles noires américaines--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Fathers and sons--Juvenile fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / African American & Black
- African American families--Juvenile fiction
- Pères et fils--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Father-son relationship--Fiction
- Friendship
- Spades (Game)
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
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Book Readings 1
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Awards & Distinctions 6
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2022
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2021
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2021
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