Along for the Ride
by Sarah Dessen
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2009
Word Count 98,980
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 750L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 130118
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Infants
- Dating (Social customs)
- Divorce--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | Marriage & Divorce
- Stepfamilies
- Stepfamilies--Fiction
- Babies
- Change--Fiction
- Change (Psychology)
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Divorce
- Interpersonal relations--Fiction
- Dating (Social customs)--Fiction
- Interpersonal relations
- Babies--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Romance | General
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Living Through Big Changes
- Young Adult Collection
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Sarah Dessen
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 10
Interview with Sarah Dessen
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Interview with Sarah Dessen
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Interview with Sarah Dessen
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Interview with Sarah Dessen
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Interview with Sarah Dessen
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Interview with Sarah Dessen
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Interview with Sarah Dessen
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Interview with Sarah Dessen
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Margaret A. Edwards Speech given by Sarah Dessen
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Interview with Sarah Dessen
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Questions from Penguin Publishing Group USA
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Discussion Questions from Pierce County Library System
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Book Club Kit from Penguin Publishing Group USA
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Rachel Botchan
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Awards & Distinctions 1
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