The Resource King and the dragonflies, Kacen Callender
King and the dragonflies, Kacen Callender
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 259 pages
- Isbn
- 9781338129335
- Label
- King and the dragonflies
- Title
- King and the dragonflies
- Statement of responsibility
- Kacen Callender
- Title variation
- King and the dragon flies
- Subject
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- Sexual minorities
- trueGrief in families
- Hate crimes
- Hate crimes -- Fiction
- Hate crimes -- Fiction
- Hate crimes -- Juvenile fiction
- Hate crimes -- Louisiana -- Juvenile fiction
- trueHiding
- JUVENILE FICTION -- General
- Juvenile works
- Louisiana
- trueLouisiana
- Louisiana -- Fiction
- Louisiana -- Fiction
- Louisiana -- Juvenile fiction
- Louisiana -- Juvenile fiction
- trueNorth American people
- truePreteen boys
- Secrecy
- Secrecy -- Juvenile fiction
- trueSelf-acceptance
- Sexual minorities -- Juvenile fiction
- trueSexual orientation
- trueSmall town life
- trueAfrican American boys
- African American boys
- African American boys -- Juvenile fiction
- African American children -- Juvenile fiction
- African Americans -- Fiction
- African Americans -- Fiction
- trueAmerican people
- trueBayous
- trueBest friends
- Brothers
- trueBrothers -- Death
- Brothers -- Fiction
- Brothers -- Fiction
- Brothers -- Juvenile fiction
- Brothers -- Juvenile fiction
- trueChild abuse victims
- trueChildren's stories
- trueComing out (Sexual or gender identity)
- Dragonflies
- trueDragonflies
- Dragonflies -- Fiction
- Dragonflies -- Fiction
- Dragonflies -- Juvenile fiction
- Dragonflies -- Juvenile fiction
- Fiction
- Fiction
- trueGay boys
- Grief
- Grief -- Fiction
- Grief -- Juvenile fiction
- Grief -- Juvenile fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Award
-
- Rainbow List, 2021.
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2021.
- Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction and Poetry, 2020.
- Lambda Literary Award for Children's/Middle Grade, 2021.
- National Book Award for Young People's Literature, 2020.
- School Library Journal Best Books, 2020.
- YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2021.
- Awards note
- Boston Globe - Horn Book Award Winner, 2020
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10872600
- Cataloging source
- NJQ/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Callender, Kacen
- Dewey number
-
- 813/.6
- Fic
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
-
- PZ7.1.C317
- PS3603.A44624226
- LC item number
-
- Ki 2020
- K56 2020
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 4
- 9
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- African American boys
- Brothers
- Hate crimes
- Dragonflies
- Sexual minorities
- Grief
- Secrecy
- Louisiana
- African Americans
- Brothers
- Hate crimes
- Dragonflies
- Louisiana
- JUVENILE FICTION
- Sexual minorities
- Secrecy
- Grief
- African American boys
- Brothers
- Dragonflies
- Hate crimes
- Louisiana
- African American children
- Brothers
- Hate crimes
- Dragonflies
- Grief
- African Americans
- Brothers
- Hate crimes
- Dragonflies
- Grief
- Louisiana
- Louisiana
- Target audience
- pre adolescent
- Label
- King and the dragonflies, Kacen Callender
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 259 pages
- Isbn
- 9781338129335
- Lccn
- 2019006158
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1091241200
- Label
- King and the dragonflies, Kacen Callender
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 259 pages
- Isbn
- 9781338129335
- Lccn
- 2019006158
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1091241200
Subject
- Sexual minorities
- trueGrief in families
- Hate crimes
- Hate crimes -- Fiction
- Hate crimes -- Fiction
- Hate crimes -- Juvenile fiction
- Hate crimes -- Louisiana -- Juvenile fiction
- trueHiding
- JUVENILE FICTION -- General
- Juvenile works
- Louisiana
- trueLouisiana
- Louisiana -- Fiction
- Louisiana -- Fiction
- Louisiana -- Juvenile fiction
- Louisiana -- Juvenile fiction
- trueNorth American people
- truePreteen boys
- Secrecy
- Secrecy -- Juvenile fiction
- trueSelf-acceptance
- Sexual minorities -- Juvenile fiction
- trueSexual orientation
- trueSmall town life
- trueAfrican American boys
- African American boys
- African American boys -- Juvenile fiction
- African American children -- Juvenile fiction
- African Americans -- Fiction
- African Americans -- Fiction
- trueAmerican people
- trueBayous
- trueBest friends
- Brothers
- trueBrothers -- Death
- Brothers -- Fiction
- Brothers -- Fiction
- Brothers -- Juvenile fiction
- Brothers -- Juvenile fiction
- trueChild abuse victims
- trueChildren's stories
- trueComing out (Sexual or gender identity)
- Dragonflies
- trueDragonflies
- Dragonflies -- Fiction
- Dragonflies -- Fiction
- Dragonflies -- Juvenile fiction
- Dragonflies -- Juvenile fiction
- Fiction
- Fiction
- trueGay boys
- Grief
- Grief -- Fiction
- Grief -- Juvenile fiction
- Grief -- Juvenile fiction
Genre
Included in
- trueGrowing Up (9-12)
- trueLambda Literary Awards: LGBTQ Children's/Young Adult
- trueNational Book Awards: Young People's Literature
- trueBlack Boys' Lives
- trueBoston Globe-Horn Book Awards: Fiction and Poetry
- trueLGBTQIA Kids' Lives
- trueYALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults: 2021
- trueSchool Library Journal Best Books: 2020
- trueRainbow Lists: 2021
- trueOwn Voices: Realistic Fiction (9-12)
- trueALA Notable Children's Books - Middle Readers Category: 2021
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
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- Award
- Rainbow List, 2021.
- Award
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2021.
- Award
- Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction and Poetry, 2020.
- Award
- Lambda Literary Award for Children's/Middle Grade, 2021.
- Award
- National Book Award for Young People's Literature, 2020.
- Award
- School Library Journal Best Books, 2020.
- Award
- YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2021.
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