Potions & Parameters
by Gene Luen Yang and Mike Holmes • Book 5 of the Secret Coders Series
From graphic novel superstar (and former computer programming teacher) and New... read more
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- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Graphic Novel
- Mystery
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
Year Published 2018
Word Count 5,961
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 460L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 197992, 1 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Math
- Science
- STEAM
- Subject Headings
- Gifted children--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
- Schools
- Juvenile Fiction | Technology | General
- Gifted children
- JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Mystery & Detective
- Gifted children--Comic books, strips, etc
- Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | General
- Computer programming--Comic books, strips, etc
- Detective and mystery stories
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Computer programming
- Puzzles--Fiction
- Mystery and detective stories
- JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education
- Graphic novels
- JUVENILE FICTION / Science & Technology
- Cartoons and comics
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Graphic Novels
- Ciphers
- Schools--Comic books, strips, etc
- Juvenile Fiction | Computers & Digital Media
- JUVENILE FICTION / Computers & Digital Media
- Puzzles--Comic books, strips, etc
- Ciphers--Fiction
- Comic books, strips, etc
- Schools--Fiction
- United States
- Computer programming--Fiction
- Detective and mystery comics
- Puzzles
- Lists With This Book
- Teaching Graphic Novels
- Computer Science Books for K-5
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Gene Luen Yang
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Mystery Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Graphic Novel / Graphic Format Multi-Leveled Lesson
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About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Gene Luen Yang
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Author Interviews 39
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Gene Luen Yang “Comics, Then and Now”
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On comfort zones with Gene Luen Yang
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Speech by Gene Luen Yang
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American Sign Language and English (Bilingual) Interview with Gene Luen Yang
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Reading the Pictures Panel Discussion with Gene Luen Yang
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Get Kids Reading Panel Discussion with Gene Luen Yang
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Worst Thing I Ever Did As a Kid Panel Discussion with Gene Luen Yang
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On reading without walls with Gene Luen Yang
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On our common humanity with Gene Luen Yang
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On becoming a basketball fan with Gene Luen Yang
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On reading at the Yang house with Gene Luen Yang
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On what boys want to read with Gene Luen Yang
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On clandestine comics with Gene Luen Yang
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On his childhood bookshelf with Gene Luen Yang
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On Dr. Seuss and superheroes with Gene Luen Yang
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On habits of a slow reader with Gene Luen Yang
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On the magic of the printed book with Gene Luen Yang
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Between two cultures with Gene Luen Yang
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On writing outside your culture with Gene Luen Yang
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On Superheroes and the American experience with Gene Luen Yang
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On the making of graphic novels with Gene Luen Yang
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On graphic novels for reluctant readers with Gene Luen Yang
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Why we need diverse books with Gene Luen Yang
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Series Interview with Gene Luen Yang
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Mystery Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Graphic Novel / Graphic Format Multi-Leveled Lesson
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