From Norvelt to Nowhere
by Jack Gantos
This rocket-paced follow-up to the Newbery Medal–winning novel Dead End... read more
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Year Published 2013
Word Count 61,943
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 930L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 161694, 10 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
- 20th century
- Old age--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Old age
- Detective and mystery stories
- Humorous stories
- Mystery and detective stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Norvelt (Pa.)
- Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
- Norvelt (Pa.)--History--20th century--Fiction
- History
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Friendship--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- Friendship
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Jack Gantos
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jack Gantos
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Mystery Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Mystery Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Teacher's Guide from Macmillan
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Jack Gantos
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Awards & Distinctions 2
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2013
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Fiction Selection, 2013
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