Far from the Tree: Young Adult Edition--How Children and Their Parents Learn to Accept One Another . . . Our Differences Unite Us
by Andrew Solomon and Laurie Calkhoven
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- Disability
Year Published 2017
Word Count 121,959
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1050L
- ATOS Reading Level: 8.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 192973, 22 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Parent and child--United States--Psychological aspects--Juvenile literature
- Family / Parenting / Childbirth
- Identity (Psychology)--United States--Juvenile literature
- Parent and child
- Parents of children with disabilities--United States--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science | General
- Psychology
- Exceptional children
- Parents of exceptional children--United States--Juvenile literature
- Parents of exceptional children
- Children with disabilities
- Identity (Psychology)
- Psychological aspects
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Topics)
- United States
- Children with disabilities--United States--Psychology--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Disabilities & Special Needs
- Exceptional children--United States--Psychology--Juvenile literature
- Parents of children with disabilities
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About the Authors 4
Author Interviews 1
Interview with Andrew Solomon
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Reading Group Guide from Simon & Schuster
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Awards & Distinctions 2
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Nonfiction Selection, 2017
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