Because It Is My Blood
by Gabrielle Zevin
Anya Balanchine is out of juvenile detention and wants to get her life back to normal... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (Latin America)
Year Published 2012
Word Count 90,002
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 640L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 154018, 13 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Mexico--Fiction
- Chocolate
- Oaxaca de Juaarez (Mexico)
- Mexico
- New York
- Science fiction
- New York (N.Y.)--Fiction
- New York (State)
- Organized crime--Fiction
- Family life--New York (State)--New York--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Dystopian
- Celebrities--Fiction
- Organized crime
- Celebrities
- Family life
- Violence--Fiction
- Chocolate--Fiction
- Violence
- Young Adult Fiction | Law & Crime
- Families
- New York (N.Y.)
- Young Adult Fiction | Romance | General
- Oaxaca de JuaÌrez (Mexico)--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
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Awards & Distinctions 2
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2012
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