The 2024 National Book Awards: The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky

by Josh Galarza

This novel delves into one boy's experience of struggling with an eating disorder and self-esteem issues after going through an enormous loss.

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VOCABULARY LISTS IN THIS COLLECTION:

Chapters 1–5

Jump to activity:
- modest
- diction
- self-conscious
- sacrilege
- ineffable
- gnarled
- nondescript
- autonomy
- aficionado
- dissertation
- circumstantial
- threadbare
- svelte
- florid
- binge
- incessant
- appall
- obscure
- sophistication
- midriff
- myriad
- consensus
- campy
- chastise
- suffrage
Chapters 6–10

Jump to activity:
- ruddy
- roiling
- integral
- banter
- upstanding
- benevolence
- impending
- portico
- disorientation
- conduct
- demeanor
- meticulously
- farce
- animosity
- fare
Chapters 11–15

Jump to activity:
- facilitate
- tinker
- liberal
- penchant
- essentially
- invariably
- raucous
- avatar
- usage
- resigned
- eclectic
- untimely
- mantra
- fanciful
- incongruence
- loathsome
- impulsive
- scrawl
- modus operandi
- expound
Chapters 16–20

Jump to activity:
- telltale
- cavalier
- fleeting
- elicit
- impressionable
- infinitive
- immemorial
- rove
- literal
- clerical
- genuinely
- affable
- flourish
- moniker
- superficial
Chapters 21–25

Jump to activity:
- alcove
- din
- clique
- gingerly
- vehemently
- activism
- affected
- incredulity
- begrudgingly
- extortion
- steadfast
- silver lining
- hype
- uncanny
- stark
- mottled
- fleck
- foyer
- doggedly
- visceral
- intaglio
- arcane
- reflexive
- wallop
- yield
Chapters 26–30

Jump to activity:
- foolhardy
- slough
- sensory
- garish
- exploited
- sweatshop
- broad
- adept
- torrid
- wayward
- pall
- oversight
- stanch
- palpable
- ordeal
- colloquial
- dubious
- relinquish
- akimbo
- wane
- stoicism
- inflection
- proletariat
- Marxism
- haphazardly
Chapters 31–35

Jump to activity:
- convention
- linoleum
- unprecedented
- elitist
- subtext
- archetype
- tousle
- abstract
- pergola
- buoyant
- limbo
- untenable
- disdainful
- impromptu
- crafty
- quaver
- wistfully
- harried
- sweeping
- ballad
Chapters 36–40

Jump to activity:
- humble
- capitalism
- patriarchy
- neurotypical
- berate
- gauzy
- brevity
- chaise longue
- tweed
- imperceptibly
- scrutiny
- methodology
- redundant
- trepidation
- fraught
- candid
- utterly
- labored
- embellish
- anecdote
- philanthropist
- jocular
- compassion
- abysmal
- matter-of-fact
Chapters 41–46

Jump to activity:
- conspiratorial
- unbridled
- integrity
- disheveled
- innate
- foothold
- wan
- resonant
- boisterous
- appeal
- jovial
- familiarity
- intangible
- rueful
- ambivalence