Crenshaw
by Katherine Applegate
In her first novel since The One and Only Ivan, winner of the Newbery Medal,... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
Year Published 2015
Word Count 25,361
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 540L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 176562, 3.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
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Awards & Distinctions 3
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2022
Commended, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Elementary Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Audiobooks Selection, 2016
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