Spirits of the High Mesa
by Floyd Martinez
In this moving coming-of-age novel set in rural New Mexico, the young protagonist,... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Area
- Latinx
Year Published 1997
Word Count 59,598
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 740L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 35010
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
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Awards & Distinctions 2

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2021
Author Honor, 1998

Américas Award, 1993-2020
Commended, 1997
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