Sinister Substitute
by Wendelin Van Draanen and Stephen Gilpin • Book 1 of the Gecko & Sticky Series
Dave's most despised teacher, a gleeful frog dissector named Ms. Veronica Krockle,... read more
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Adventure
- Humor
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
Year Published 2010
Word Count 23,663
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 860L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 135413, 4.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Adventure and adventurers--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
- Magic--Fiction
- Schools
- Geckos--Fiction
- Geckos
- Magic
- Substitute teachers
- Lizards--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Schools--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Reptiles & Amphibians
- Substitute teachers--Fiction
- Hispanic Americans
- Hispanic Americans--Fiction
- Adventure and adventurers
- Lizards
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 Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Wendelin Van Draanen
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Series Lesson Plan from Tracie Vaughn Zimmer's Blog
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Marc Cashman
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Book Trailers 1
Series Video Book Trailer from Random House Kids
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