Awards and HonorsBooklist2012 Top 10 Books for Youth, First Novels; Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Books of 2012; 2012 Cybils Award Winner, Young Adult Fiction; YALSA 2013 Best Fiction for Young Adults (Top Ten); YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2013, Fiction
Topics Friendship. Leukemia. Film. Humor. Werner Herzog (1942- ).
SRC Level 5.400000
SRC Points 14.000000
Lexile 820L
Trim Size 5 1/2" x 8 1/4"
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Publication date 2012-02-29
JLG Release Date May 2012
Minimum grade 9
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
High Demand High Plus (Grades 9 & Up)
High Demand High Plus
High Demand High Plus (Grades 9 & Up)
For Grades 9 & Up
These exciting, age-appropriate fiction and nonfiction titles will appeal to even the most reluctant high-school readers. With that kind of appeal, the 14 books in this category will rarely sit on the shelf.
Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Language: Racial or Ethnic Epithet/Slur,Language: Strong Language,Sexual Content: Mild Sexual Content/Themes,Violence: General