The Girl Who Threw Butterflies
by Mick Cochrane
Molly and her father both loved baseball, and that shared passion is one of the many... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Sports
- Cultural Experience
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2009
Word Count 43,359
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 750L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 128825, 7.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Mothers and daughters
- Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Baseball
- Grief--Fiction
- Buffalo (N.Y.)
- Pitchers (Baseball)
- Baseball
- Gender roles
- Mothers and daughters--Fiction
- Grief
- Baseball--Fiction
- Buffalo (N.Y.)--Fiction
- Pitchers (Baseball)--Fiction
- Gender roles--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General
- Friendship--Fiction
- Friendship
- Lists With This Book
- Grief and Loss Books
- Sports Books
- Baseball Books
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Mick Cochrane
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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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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Readings 3

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Maria Cabezas
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Audiobook Excerpt of "Chapter 1" narrated by Mick Cochrane
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Audiobook Excerpt of "Chapter 2" narrated by Mick Cochrane
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