The One Where the Kid Nearly Jumps to His Death and Lands in California
by Mary Hershey
"Mom didn't think it was funny when I took off my leg at school, put it in my... read more
- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Humor
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Area
- Disability
Year Published 2007
Word Count 73,457
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 600L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 113344
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Amputees
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
- Amputees--Fiction
- Fathers and sons--Fiction
- Stepfamilies
- Fathers and sons
- Stepfamilies--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General (see also headings under Family)
- Los Angeles (Calif.)
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Coaches (Athletics)
- Coaches (Athletics)--Fiction
- People with disabilities--Fiction
- People with disabilities
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