Left for Dead: A Young Man's Search for Justice for the USS Indianapolis
by Pete Nelson
For fans of sea battles, adventures, and war stories like Unbroken, this is... read more
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- Grade
- 1-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2002
Word Count 59,965
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1260L
- ATOS Reading Level: 8.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 59211, 11 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History | Military & Wars
- Scott, Hunter, 1985-
- Trials (Naval offenses)--United States--Juvenile literature
- McVay, Charles Butler
- Naval operations, American
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American
- Trials, litigation, etc
- World War, 1939-1945
- Trials (Naval offenses)
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- Indianapolis (Cruiser)--Juvenile literature
- Scott, Hunter
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Transportation | Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft
- Scott, Hunter, 1985---Juvenile literature
- United States
- McVay, Charles Butler, III, 1898-1968--Trials, litigation, etc.--Juvenile literature
- Indianapolis (Cruiser)
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- McVay, Charles Butler, III, 1898-1968--Trials, litigation, etc
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