The Closest I've Come
by Fred Aceves
A Kirkus Best Book of 2017 * A New York Public Library Best Book of the... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2017
Word Count 67,505
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 750L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 502114, 10 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- High schools--Juvenile fiction
- Single-parent families--Juvenile fiction
- Schools--Fiction
- High schools--Fiction
- Hispanic Americans--Juvenile fiction
- Latin Americans--Fiction
- Hispanic Americans
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino
- Hispanic Americans--Fiction
- Tampa (Fla.)--Fiction
- Courage--Fiction
- Schools
- High school students--Florida--Fiction
- Florida--Tampa
- Friendship--Fiction
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism
- Single-parent families
- High schools
- Single-parent families--Fiction
- Friendship--Juvenile fiction
- Tampa (Fla.)--Juvenile fiction
- Friendship
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Physical & Emotional Abuse (see also Social Themes / Sexual Abuse)
- Coming of age--Fiction
- Schools--Juvenile fiction
- Lists With This Book
- #OwnVoices for 7-12
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About the Author 2
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Book Readings 1
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Awards & Distinctions 1
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2018
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