Beast Rider: A Boy's Journey Beyond the Border
by Tony Johnston and Maria Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
12 Total Resources 3 Awards Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Adventure
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (Latin America)
- Immigrant / Refugee
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2019
Word Count 26,757
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 630L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 507471, 4 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Spanish
- Subject Headings
- Mexico--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Emigration and immigration
- Mexico
- Voyages and travels--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Gener
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Mexico
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Prejudice & Racism
- Juvenile Fiction | Transportation | Railroads & Trains
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Prejudice
- Emigration and immigration--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Violence
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Mexico
- JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Voyages and travels
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Book Readings 1
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Awards & Distinctions 3
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2020
Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2020
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