The Line Tender
by Kate Allen
When a dead great white shark is brought to the dock of their small Cape Cod town,... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
Year Published 2019
Word Count 62,624
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 710L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 501508, 9 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Loss (Psychology)
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Grief--Fiction
- Massachusetts
- Grief
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Single-parent families
- Family life
- Single-parent families--Fiction
- Rockport
- Rockport (Mass.)--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Loss (Psychology)--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Families
- Friendship--Fiction
- Family life--Massachusetts--Rockport--Fiction
- Friendship
- Sharks--Fiction
- Sharks
- Rockport (Mass.)
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- Great Middle School Reads
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About the Author 2
Author Interviews 3
Interview with Kate Allen
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Guest post by Kate Allen
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Interview with Kate Allen
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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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Lesson Plan from Random House High School
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Jenna Lamia
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Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 6
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Audiobooks Selection, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Middle Selection, 2019
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2019
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2019
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2022
Middle Grade Selection, 2019
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