The Best Man
by Richard Peck
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- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Men / Boys
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2016
Word Count 39,141
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 540L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 184177, 6 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | LGBTQ
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
- Schools
- Weddings--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Queer people
- LGBTQ people
- Same-sex marriage
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General
- JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education
- Role models--Fiction
- Family life
- Queer people--Fiction
- LGBTQ people--Fiction
- Role models
- Schools--Fiction
- Weddings
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General
- Families
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General
- Family life--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Embracing All Families Elementary
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Richard Peck about The Best Man
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Richard Peck
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 8
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Educator's Guide from Penguin Random House
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Parent/Family Discussion Guide from Anti-Defamation League
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Educator Discussion Guide from Anti-Defamation League
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Reader's Theater Script from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2018
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Teaching Ideas from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2018
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Michael Crouch
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Video Book Trailer from Texas Bluebonnet Award
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Awards & Distinctions 6

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2017

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2017; Audiobooks Selection, 2017

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2016

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2016

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