The Death of Jayson Porter
by Jaime Adoff
Sixteen-year-old Jayson Porter wants to believe things will get better. But the... read more
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Poetry
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Multiracial / Mixed Race
Year Published 2008
Word Count 39,781
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 560L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 123535, 5.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Racially mixed people--Fiction
- Novels in verse
- Racially mixed people
- Emotional problems
- Substance abuse
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Homelessness & Poverty
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse
- Child abuse
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Physical & Emotional Abuse (see also Social Themes - Sexual
- Child abuse--Fiction
- Suicide
- Substance abuse--Fiction
- Suicide--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
- Emotional problems--Fiction
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About the Author 4
Author Interviews 2
Interview with Jaime Adoff
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Interview with Jaime Adoff
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