Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
by Judith Viorst and Ray Cruz • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
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- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Humor
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 1972
Word Count 741
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 840L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 5451
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- Social Studies
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