Stepping on the Cracks
by Mary Downing Hahn
World War II is raging overseas, and Margaret's own brother Jimmy is fighting... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
Year Published 1991
Word Count 54,518
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 780L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 6629, 8.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Bullies--Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945--United States--Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- United States
- World War, 1939-1945--United States--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- Bullies
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Military & Wars
- Bullying
- Military deserters
- Lists With This Book
- Bullies and Bullying
- Holocaust and World War II
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
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Awards & Distinctions 3

Phoenix Award, 1986-2022
Honor, 2011

Scott O'Dell Award, 1984-2023
Winner, 1992

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1991
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