Once Was Lost
by Sara Zarr
When a DUI sends her mother into rehab at the New Beginnings Recovery Center, Sam... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2009
Word Count 61,662
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 780L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 133258, 9.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Faith
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse
- Missing children--Fiction
- Parent and child
- Parent and child--Fiction
- Faith--Fiction
- Self-perception
- Missing children
- Young Adult Fiction | Mysteries & Detective Stories
- Self-perception--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Religion & Faith
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Sara Zarr
Created by TeachingBooks
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 1
Interview with Sara Zarr
Created by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Reading Group Guide from Little, Brown and Company
Created by Little, Brown and Company
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Sara Zarr
Created by Books On TapeŽ / Listening Library
Awards & Distinctions 1
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
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