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You Don't Even Know Me

You Don't Even Know Me: Stories and Poems About Boys

By Sharon G. Flake

Interest Level

Grades 8 - 11

Reading Level

Grade level Equivalent: 3.6

Lexile Measure®: 520L

DRA: Not Available

Guided Reading: Not Available

Genre

  • Realistic Fiction
  • Short Stories

Theme/Subject

  • Adolescent Issues
  • Family Life

Sensitivity

  • Objectionable Language

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About This Book

A moving and rich companion to Sharon Flake's Who Am I Without Him? These ten stories, told in free verse about African-American teen boys, touch on topics as diverse and as important as homelessness, dating, and HIV. Touching and realistic, this is a beautiful collection!This title contains mature language and subject matter and may not be appropriate for every student.

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Sharon G. Flake's biography
Sharon G. Flake
Sharon G. Flake exploded onto the literary scene with her novel The Skin I'm In, in 1998, and was named a Publishers Weekly Flying Start. Since then she has become a multiple Coretta Scott King Author Honor Award winner and has been hailed as the voice of middle-grade youth and a Rising Star by The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books.
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