A Medal for Leroy
by Michael Morpurgo
When Michael's aunt passes away, she leaves behind a letter that will change everything.... read more
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Multiracial / Mixed Race
Year Published 2014
Word Count 22,476
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 860L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 164037, 3 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Racially mixed children--England--Juvenile fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- London
- England
- World War, 1939-1945
- Young Adult Fiction | Historical | Military & Wars
- Blacks
- World War, 1939-1945--England--Juvenile fiction
- Racially mixed children
- Great Britain
- World War, 1939-1945--England--Fiction
- World War (1939-1945)
- Historical fiction
- Soldiers, Black
- Single-parent families
- Single-parent families--Fiction
- Fatherless families--England--Juvenile fiction
- Minorities
- Race relations
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places | United States - African American
- Fatherless families
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Awards & Distinctions 1
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2014
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