Swing
by Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess
In this YA novel in verse from bestselling authors Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand... read more
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- 7-12
- Genre
- Poetry
- Realistic Fiction
- Sports
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Year Published 2018
Word Count 37,947
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 610L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 198316, 5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Music
- Physical Education
- Subject Headings
- Young Adult Fiction | Literary
- Best friends--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Values & Virtues
- Best friends
- Letters--Fiction
- Baseball
- Baseball--Fiction
- Novels in verse
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- African Americans--Fiction
- African Americans
- Friendship--Fiction
- Friendship
- Young Adult Fiction | Diversity & Multicultural
- Young Adult Fiction
- Baseball stories
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