Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things
by Lenore Look and LeUyen Pham • Book 1 of the Alvin Ho Series
Alvin Ho is afraid of many things, including elevators, tunnels, thunder, substitute... read more
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- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Area
- Asian / Pacific American
Year Published 2008
Word Count 18,673
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 600L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 123779
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
- Chinese Americans--Juvenile fiction
- Self-confidence--Fiction
- Concord (Mass.)--Fiction
- Friendship--Juvenile fiction
- Concord (Mass.)
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
- Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Chapter Books
- Fear--Fiction
- Chinese Americans--Fiction
- Self-confidence--Juvenile fiction
- Friendship--Fiction
- Fear--Juvenile fiction
- Friendship
- Fear
- Self-confidence
- Concord (Mass.)--Juvenile fiction
- Chinese Americans
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
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- Grades 1-5 Reader's Theater Scripts Real
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Lenore Look about Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things
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Audio Name Pronunciation with LeUyen Pham
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Lenore Look
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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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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Resource Guide from California Young Reader Medal
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Reader's Theater Script from California Young Reader Medal
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Lesson Plan from Indiana Library Federation
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Book Readings 2

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Selection, 2009
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