The Knife and the Butterfly
by Ashley Hope Pérez
After a brawl with a rival gang, sixteen-year-old Azael, a member of Houston's MS-13... read more
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2012
Word Count 44,972
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 790L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 148967
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Lists With This Book
- Multicultural Fiction for Young Adults
- Central America for Secondary
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About the Author 4
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