The Running Dream
by Wendelin Van Draanen
The acclaimed author of Flipped delivers a powerful and healing story... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Sports
- Cultural Experience
- Disability
Year Published 2011
Word Count 60,309
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 650L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 141591, 9 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Physical Education
- Subject Headings
- Amputees
- Amputees--Fiction
- Schools
- Prosthesis
- Running--Fiction
- High schools--Fiction
- Running
- People with disabilities--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Health & Daily Living | Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries
- Young Adult Fiction | Disabilities & Special Needs
- High schools
- Young Adult Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Track & Field
- Schools--Fiction
- People with disabilities
- Prosthesis--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Won't Make You Blush
- Teens with Special Needs
- Find Your Voice!: iREAD Teen
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Wendelin Van Draanen
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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 4
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Questions from Literary Commentary
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Resource Guide from California Young Reader Medal
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Lesson Plan from Indiana Library Federation
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Laura Flanagan
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Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 2
Schneider Family Book Award, 2004-2023
Winner, 2012
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Selection, 2012
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