Ms. Bixby's Last Day
by John David Anderson
New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice
A funny, heartwarming, and heartbreaking... read more
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Year Published 2016
Word Count 69,384
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 800L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 182609
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
- Schools
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
- Teachers
- Teacher-student relationships--Juvenile fiction
- Teachers--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Teacher-student relationships
- Children's Books/All Ages
- Teacher-student relationships--Fiction
- Schools--Juvenile fiction
- Teachers--Juvenile fiction
- Schools--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Middle School Approved Novel List
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Awards & Distinctions 5

Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2021
Honor, 2017

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Audiobooks Selection, 2017

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2017

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2020
Selection, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Middle Selection, 2016
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