Me, the Missing, and the Dead
by Jenny Valentine
Lucas Swain is almost sixteen when he first “meets” Violet Park. He... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Mystery
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2008
Word Count 36,244
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 950L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 124179, 6.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- Death--Fiction
- London (England)
- Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
- Fathers--Fiction
- Fathers
- Single-parent families
- London (England)--Fiction
- Single-parent families--Fiction
- Missing persons--Fiction
- Death
- Missing persons
- Coming of age
- Coming of age--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Adolescence & Coming of Age
- England--Fiction
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About the Author 1
Author Interviews 2
Interview with Jenny Valentine
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Interview with Jenny Valentine
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by John Keating
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Awards & Distinctions 2
William C. Morris Debut Award, 2009-2021
Finalist, 2009
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2021
Finalist, 2009
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