They Call Me a Hero: A Memoir of My Youth
by Daniel Hernandez and Susan Goldman Rubin
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2013
Word Count 42,789
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 930L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 156577, 7 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Tucson (Ariz.)--History--21st century--Juvenile literature
- Interns
- Juvenile Nonfiction | LGBTQ
- Heroes
- Civil rights--21st century
- Courage--Arizona--Tucson--History--21st century--Juvenile literature
- Queer people
- LGBTQ people
- Giffords, Gabrielle D
- Tucson (Ariz.)--Officials and employees--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Giffords, Gabrielle D. (Gabrielle Dee), 1970---Friends and associates--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Friends and associates
- Assassination attempt, 2011
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic/Latino
- Queer people--Civil rights--Arizona--Tucson--Juvenile literature
- LGBTQ people--Civil rights--Arizona--Tucson--Juvenile literature
- Hernandez, Daniel
- Interns--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Arizona
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Political
- Giffords, Gabrielle D. (Gabrielle Dee), 1970---Assassination attempt, 2011--Juvenile literature
- Young Adult Biography
- Hernandez, Daniel, 1990---Juvenile literature
- History
- Heroes--Arizona--Tucson--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Tucson--United States
- Tucson (Ariz.)
- Officials and employees
- Courage
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About the Authors 4
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