Paperboy
by Vince Vawter
*"Reminiscent of To Kill a Mockingbird." --Booklist, Starred
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- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Disability
Year Published 2013
Word Count 50,773
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 940L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 158356, 8.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- 20th century
- Memphis (Tenn.)
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Stuttering
- Self-esteem
- Tennessee
- Self-esteem--Fiction
- Family life
- Stuttering--Fiction
- History
- Memphis (Tenn.)--History--20th century--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Parents
- Race relations--Fiction
- Interpersonal relations--Fiction
- Families
- Family life--Tennessee--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- Race relations
- Interpersonal relations
- Newspaper carriers--Fiction
- Newspaper carriers
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About the Author 4
Author Interviews 6
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
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Book Readings 1
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Awards & Distinctions 3
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Audiobooks Selection, 2014
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2014
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2022
Honor, 2014
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