The Head of the Saint
by Socorro Acioli
Fourteen-year-old Samuel travels to his father’s hometown to fulfill his mother’s... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (Latin America)
Year Published 2016
Word Count 38,299
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 880L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 182102, 6 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Faith
- Fathers and sons--Fiction
- Fathers and sons
- Prayer
- Orphans
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places | Caribbean & Latin America
- Brazil
- Supernatural
- Anthony, of Padua, Saint, 1195-1231--Fiction
- Homeless persons--Fiction
- Faith--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Visionary & Metaphysical
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Homelessness & Poverty
- Prayer--Fiction
- Homeless teenagers
- Paranormal fiction
- Homeless persons
- Supernatural--Fiction
- Anthony
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- Global Reading
- Images of Community
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Selection, 2017
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 9-12 Selection, 2017
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