The Living
by Matt de la Peña
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Year Published 2013
Word Count 72,915
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 700L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 162597
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Natural disasters--Fiction
- Mexican Americans
- Survival--Fiction
- Mexican Americans--Fiction
- Natural disasters
- Diseases
- Cruise ships--Fiction
- Survival
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure | Survival Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Transportation | Boats, Ships, & Underwater Craft
- Cruise ships
- Diseases--Fiction
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Matt de la Peña about The Living
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Matt de la Peña
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Teacher's Guide from Indiana Library Federation
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Henry Leyva
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Awards & Distinctions 5

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2021
Author Honor, 2014

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
High Interest Selection, 2014

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2020
Commended, 2014
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