The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas
by David Almond and Oliver Jeffers
A boy escapes home to seek his own way in the world in a whimsical new outing by... read more
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Year Published 2013
Word Count 34,930
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 550L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 159786, 5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- Circus--Juvenile fiction
- Runaway children--Juvenile fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Piranhas--Juvenile fiction
- Runaways--Fiction
- Runaway children
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Runaways
- Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts | Circus
- Piranhas--Fiction
- Runaways
- Circus
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Piranhas
- Circus--Fiction
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Elementary Selection, 2013
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