Surviving the Applewhites
by Stephanie S. Tolan
Jake Semple is a bad kid. He’s been kicked out of one school after another,... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2003
Word Count 44,825
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 820L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 60652
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Theater--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
- Family life
- Eccentrics and eccentricities--Fiction
- Eccentrics and eccentricities
- Family life--North Carolina--Fiction
- North Carolina
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Theater
- North Carolina--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Lists With This Book
- Lasting Connections (2002)
- Bullying, Aggression, & Violence Books
- Current PAUSD Lit List
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
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Awards & Distinctions 3

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2019
Honor, 2003

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2019
Commended, 2003

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003
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