Crossing the Wire
by Will Hobbs
When falling crop prices threaten his family with starvation, fifteen–year–old... read more
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Adventure
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
- Latino (Latin America)
Year Published 2006
Word Count 52,760
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 670L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 105478, 8 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Survival--Juvenile fiction
- Mexicans
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Survival
- Voyages and travels--Juvenile fiction
- Illegal aliens--Juvenile fiction
- Voyages and travels--Fiction
- Best friends--Fiction
- United States
- Survival skills
- Survival--Fiction
- Best friends
- Mexicans--United States--Fiction
- Friendship--Fiction
- Illegal aliens
- Mexicans--United States--Juvenile fiction
- Friendship--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Homelessness & Poverty
- Best friends--Juvenile fiction
- Friendship
- Illegal aliens--Fiction
- Voyages and travels
- Lists With This Book
- Hispanic Heritage
- Immigration Stories
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
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Lesson Plan from HarperCollins
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Lesson Plan from Will Hobbs
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Book Readings 1
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Vocabulary Lists 1
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Awards & Distinctions 2
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2007
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2006
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