The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels
by Beth Lincoln
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Year Published 2023
Word Count 76,674
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 810L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 518227, 12 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Magic--Juvenile fiction
- Detective and mystery stories
- Private investigators--Juvenile fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Books & Libraries
- Private investigators--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Values & Virtues
- Fate and fatalism--Juvenile fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense
- Mystery and detective stories
- Family life--Fiction
- Families--Juvenile fiction
- Fate and fatalism--Fiction
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