A Boy Called Twister
by Anne Schraff
Themes: Hi-Lo, High school, neighborhoods, family, loyalty, friendship, urban teen... read more
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Sports
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 2010
Word Count 29,283
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 700L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 136621
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Physical Education
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Secrets--Fiction
- High schools--Fiction
- Gossip--Fiction
- Track and field athletes--Fiction
- Family secrets--Fiction
- High school students--Fiction
- Friendship--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Adolescence & Coming of Age
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