The Dead and the Gone
by Susan Beth Pfeffer • Book 2 of the Last Survivors Series
Arriving on the heels of Life as We Knew It (Harcourt 2007), Susan Beth Pfeffer... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Adventure
- Realistic Fiction
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
Year Published 2008
Word Count 82,768
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 680L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 122569, 12.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy | General
- Brothers and sisters
- Puerto Ricans--New York (State)--New York--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
- Natural disasters--Fiction
- Survival
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Brothers and sisters--Fiction
- Survival--Fiction
- New York
- Science fiction
- New York (N.Y.)
- New York (N.Y.)--Fiction
- New York (State)
- Natural disasters
- Puerto Ricans
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | New Experience
- Young Adult Fiction | Dystopian
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Susan Beth Pfeffer
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Lesson Plan from Harcourt
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Book Readings 1

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Awards & Distinctions 1

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
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