Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
by Erik Larson
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2015
Word Count 106,805
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1190L
- ATOS Reading Level: 8.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 185200, 20.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Shipping--Government policy--Great Britain--History--20th century
- History | Military | Naval
- Shipping
- Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding | History
- World War, 1914-1918
- History | Military | World War I
- Naval operations, German
- History - Military / War
- Lusitania (Steamship)
- Great Britain
- World War, 1914-1918--Naval operations, German
- History
- Government policy
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About the Author 2
Author Interviews 8
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Readings 1
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Awards & Distinctions 1
Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Honor, 2016
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