Things That Surprise You
by Jennifer Maschari
A poignant, charming middle grade novel, perfect for fans of The Thing About Jellyfish... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2017
Word Count 55,624
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 192827, 8.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Eating disorders in children--Juvenile fiction
- Middle school students--Fiction
- Divorce--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Health & Daily Living | Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries
- Middle school students
- Children of divorced parents
- Friendship--Juvenile fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Health & Daily Living / Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries
- Families--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Middle school students--Juvenile fiction
- Families
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings
- Families--Fiction
- Friendship--Fiction
- Eating disorders in children
- Eating disorders in children--Fiction
- Friendship
- Children of divorced parents--Juvenile fiction
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About the Author 2
Author Interviews 4
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