Wild Bird
by Wendelin Van Draanen
From the award-winning author of The Running Dream and Flipped comes... read more
9 Total Resources 1 Awards 10 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Adventure
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2017
Word Count 66,148
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 680L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 191834, 10 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Desert survival
- Problem youth--Fiction
- Problem youth--Juvenile fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse
- Utah--Fiction
- Adventure therapy
- Adventure therapy--Juvenile fiction
- Utah
- Desert survival--Fiction
- Desert survival--Juvenile fiction
- Utah--Juvenile fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure | Survival Stories
- Adventure therapy--Fiction
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories
- Problem youth
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Themes)
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Wendelin Van Draanen
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 4
Author Interviews 1
Interview with Wendelin Van Draanen
Created by Adventures in YA Publishing
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Guide from Wendelin Van Draanen
Created by Wendelin Van Draanen
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Alex McKenna
Created by Books On Tape® / Listening Library
Awards & Distinctions 1
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Selection, 2019
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