Hold Fast
by Blue Balliett
21 Total Resources 4 Awards 10 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
Year Published 2013
Word Count 60,663
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 780L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 157732, 9 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Fathers and daughters
- Chicago
- Missing persons--Juvenile fiction
- Mystery fiction
- Family life--Illinois--Chicago--Fiction
- Fathers and daughters--Juvenile fiction
- Kidnapping victims--Juvenile fiction
- Kidnapping--Fiction
- Mystery and detective stories
- Homeless persons--Fiction
- Fathers and daughters--Fiction
- Smuggling--Juvenile fiction
- Chicago (Ill.)--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
- Smuggling
- Chicago (Ill.)
- Family life
- Smuggling--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Homelessness & Poverty
- Homeless persons
- Kidnapping victims
- Missing persons--Fiction
- Illinois
- Kidnapping
- Homeless families--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Parents
- Homeless families
- Missing persons
- Chicago (Ill.)--Fiction
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Blue Balliett
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Mystery Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Mystery Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Discussion Guide from Scholastic
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Bahni Turpin
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Book & Adaptation Websites 1
Awards & Distinctions 4
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2014
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Geography, People, Places Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
City Selection, 2013
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