It's a powerful book and now you have a guide to help you. 

With this resource you can help students analyze through rigorous, skills-based activities. 

Reviews for King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender.

2021 Coretta Scott King Honor 

Winner of the 2020 National Book Award for Young People's Literature

Winner of the 2020 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction and Poetry

"[A] dynamic tale that will resonate with children struggling to reconcile who they are with what they think society wants them to be."- Booklist, starred review

"Callender tackles some serious issues...with finesse and a heady sense of the passions and pangs of youth...this title solidifies Callender's merit as a powerful middle grade and YA author... An intense, gripping tale of love, loss, and friendship featuring a black youth grappling with his dreams and his identity."- School Library Journal, starred review

What you'll get:

• a framework for teaching the book 
• guided questions and prompts for assessments, discussions, and writing tasks 
• student-facing resources like worksheets and more 
• interdisciplinary and critical thinking lesson ideas 

Crafted by award-winning educators, these guides offer you high quality ideas and resources to bring this book into your classroom.