Last Night at the Telegraph Club
by Malinda Lo
43 Total Resources 17 Awards 24 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Romance
- Cultural Experience
- LGBTQ+
- Asian American
Year Published 2021
Word Count 105,147
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 900L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 516234, 17 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Identity (Psychology) in adolescence
- Race relations--Juvenile fiction
- Chinese American teenagers
- Chinese American teenagers--Fiction
- Cold War--Influence--Juvenile fiction
- War--Influence
- Lesbian bars--Fiction
- Race relations--Fiction
- Adolescence--Fiction
- Chinese Americans--Juvenile fiction
- Lesbians--Fiction
- Adolescent psychology--Juvenile fiction
- Chinese Americans--Fiction
- Chinese American teenagers--Juvenile fiction
- Lesbians--Juvenile fiction
- Families
- Lesbians
- Identity--Fiction
- Identity (Psychology) in adolescence--Juvenile fiction
- Cold war--Fiction
- Lesbian bars
- Cold War--Fiction
- Family--Juvenile fiction
- Family life--Fiction
- Race relations
- Coming of age--Fiction
- Families--Juvenile fiction
- Young adult fiction
- Lesbian bars--Juvenile fiction
- Cold war--Juvenile fiction
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Malinda Lo about Last Night at the Telegraph Club
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Malinda Lo
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Club Discussion Guide from Cannonball Read
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Teaching Ideas & Discussion Questions from Read Across America
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Discussion Guide from Penguin Classroom
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Book Readings 3

Video Book Reading narrated by Malinda Lo
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Video Book Reading narrated by Malinda Lo
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Emily Woo Zeller
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Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Bethel Park Public Library Kids
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Vocabulary Lists 1

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Awards & Distinctions 17

Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2023
Honor, 2022

Rainbow List: Top Ten LGBTQ Books for Children and Teens, 2011-2023
Commended, 2022

Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2023
Honor, 2022

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022

CALA Annual Best Book Award, 2008-2023
Winner, 2022

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2023
Young Adult Finalist, 2022

Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2023
Commended, 2022

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2022

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Top 10 Selection, 2022

Kids’ Book Choice Awards, 2008-2022
Winner, 2022

Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Winner, 2022

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2021

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Young Adult Selection, 2021

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2021
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