Halfway Normal
by Barbara Dee
A cancer survivor must readjust to “normal” middle school life in this... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2017
Word Count 50,142
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 620L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 192001, 7.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
- Friendship in children
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship
- Family problems--Fiction
- Schools
- Leukemia--Fiction
- Leukemia
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / New Experience
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Emotions &
- Juvenile Fiction | Health & Daily Living | Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries
- Middle schools--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / New Experi
- Middle schools
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
- Leukemia in children
- Family problems
- Schools--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Friendship--Fiction
- Friendship
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Emotions & Feelings
- Family crises
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Barbara Dee about Halfway Normal
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Barbara Dee
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 2
Meet-the-Author Recording with Barbara Dee
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Guest post by Barbara Dee
Created by Nerdy Book Club
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Book Club Questions from Barbara Dee
Created by Barbara Dee
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Kim Mai Guest
Created by Books On Tape® / Listening Library
Awards & Distinctions 3
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2022
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2018
Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2023
Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Middle Selection, 2017
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