The Tightrope Walkers
by David Almond
Dominic Hall is the only child in his working-class, East Anglian family in the 1950s.... read more
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- Grade
- 9-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2015
Word Count 69,903
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 620L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 174008, 10 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Bullying--Juvenile fiction
- England, Northern
- England
- Love--Fiction
- Bullying--Fiction
- Shipbuilding--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Coming of Age
- Shipbuilding
- Love stories
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | Parents
- Bullying
- Bildungsromans
- Shipbuilding--Juvenile fiction
- Teenagers
- England, Northern--Juvenile fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Coming of age
- Friendship
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Death & Loss
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Meet-the-Author Recording with David Almond about The Tightrope Walkers
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Audio Name Pronunciation with David Almond
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Richard Halverson
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Awards & Distinctions 2
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2015
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