King and the dragonflies
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Scholastic Press, 2020.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781338129335, 1338129333
Physical Desc
259 pages ; 22 cm
Lexile measure
830L
Rating
830L
Status
Montgomery Public Library - Junior Fiction
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Published
New York : Scholastic Press, 2020.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781338129335, 1338129333
Lexile measure
830
Notes
Description
Twelve-year-old Kingston James is sure his brother Khalid has turned into a dragonfly. When Khalid unexpectedly passed away, he shed what was his first skin for another to live down by the bayou in their small Louisiana town. Khalid still visits in dreams, and King must keep these secrets to himself as he watches grief transform his family. It would be easier if King could talk with his best friend, Sandy Sanders. But just days before he died, Khalid told King to end their friendship, after overhearing a secret about Sandy-that he thinks he might be gay. "You don't want anyone to think you're gay too, do you?" But when Sandy goes missing, sparking a town-wide search, and King finds his former best friend hiding in a tent in his backyard, he agrees to help Sandy escape from his abusive father, and the two begin an adventure as they build their own private paradise down by the bayou and among the dragonflies. As King's friendship with Sandy is reignited, he's forced to confront questions about himself and the reality of his brother's death
Target Audience
830L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,4.9,7,507429.
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American boys -- Juvenile fiction.
Brothers -- Juvenile fiction.
Children's stories.
Dragonflies -- Juvenile fiction.
Fiction.
Grief -- Juvenile fiction.
Hate crimes -- Louisiana -- Juvenile fiction.
Junior fiction.
Louisiana -- Juvenile fiction.
Secrecy -- Juvenile fiction.
Sexual minorities -- Juvenile fiction.
Brothers -- Juvenile fiction.
Children's stories.
Dragonflies -- Juvenile fiction.
Fiction.
Grief -- Juvenile fiction.
Hate crimes -- Louisiana -- Juvenile fiction.
Junior fiction.
Louisiana -- Juvenile fiction.
Secrecy -- Juvenile fiction.
Sexual minorities -- Juvenile fiction.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Callender, K. (2020). King and the dragonflies (First edition.). Scholastic Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Callender, Kacen. 2020. King and the Dragonflies. New York: Scholastic Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Callender, Kacen. King and the Dragonflies New York: Scholastic Press, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Callender, Kacen. King and the Dragonflies First edition., Scholastic Press, 2020.
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