Speed of Life
by Carol Weston
From award winning author Carol Weston comes an uplifting, heartfelt tale of bravery... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2017
Word Count 77,941
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 630L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 188411, 11.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Advice columnists--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Blended Families
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Grief--Fiction
- New York (N.Y.)--Fiction
- Grief
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
- Spanish Americans
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
- Spanish Americans--Fiction
- New York (N.Y.)
- Advice columnists
Our Original Resources 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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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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Discussion Guide from Sourcebooks
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Book Readings 2

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Kristin Condon
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Video Book Reading narrated by Carol Weston
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Book Trailers 1

Video Book Trailer from Carol Weston
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Awards & Distinctions 1

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Selection, 2018
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