We Are the Ants
by Shaun David Hutchinson
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- Grade
- 9-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Disability
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2016
Word Count 92,809
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 800L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 179753, 14 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship
- Family problems--Fiction
- Grief--Fiction
- Homosexuality--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Bullying
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Depression
- Young Adult Fiction | Science Fiction | General
- Young Adult Fiction | Magical Realism
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Depression & Mental Illness
- Interpersonal relations--Fiction
- Depression, Mental--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Dating & Sex
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Possibilities
- #OwnVoices for 7-12
- Read Alikes for Catcher in the Rye
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Shaun David Hutchinson about We Are the Ants
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Shaun David Hutchinson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Reading Group Guide from Simon & Schuster
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Gibson Frazier
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Vocabulary Resources 1

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Awards & Distinctions 5

Rainbow List: Top Ten LGBTQ Books for Children and Teens, 2011-2025
Commended, 2017

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2017

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2016
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