Where Things Come Back
by John Corey Whaley
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- Grade
- 9-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2011
Word Count 56,527
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 960L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 145199, 9 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
- Best friends--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
- Arkansas--Fiction
- Family life--Arkansas--Fiction
- Missing persons--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Love & Romance
- Extinct birds--Fiction
- Interpersonal relations--Fiction
- Friendship--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Fiction Books, 11-12
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Awards & Distinctions 5

Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2025
Winner, 2012

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012

William C. Morris Debut Award, 2009-2025
Winner, 2012

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2012

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Fiction Selection, 2011
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