Where Things Come Back
by John Corey Whaley
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2011
Word Count 56,527
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 960L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 145199, 9.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
- Best friends--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
- Arkansas--Fiction
- Family life--Arkansas--Fiction
- Missing persons--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Love & Romance
- Extinct birds--Fiction
- Interpersonal relations--Fiction
- Friendship--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Fiction Books, 11-12
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Meet-the-Author Recording with John Corey Whaley about Where Things Come Back
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Audio Name Pronunciation with John Corey Whaley
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 9
Meet-the-Author Recording with John Corey Whaley
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Printz Award Acceptance Speech, 2012, given by John Corey Whaley
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William C. Morris Award Speech given by John Corey Whaley
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William C. Morris Award Speech given by John Corey Whaley
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Interview with John Corey Whaley
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Awards & Distinctions 5
William C. Morris Debut Award, 2009-2023
Winner, 2012
Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2023
Winner, 2012
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Selection, 2012
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2022
Fiction Selection, 2011
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