Diamond Boy
by Michael Williams
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- Grade
- 9-12
- Genre
- Adventure
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African
Year Published 2014
Word Count 86,952
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 820L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 170671, 13 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Blacks--Zimbabwe--Fiction
- Shona (African people)--Fiction
- Diamond mines and mining
- Blacks
- Survival--Fiction
- Shona (African people)
- Zimbabwe--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places | Africa
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Homelessness & Poverty
- Young Adult Fiction | Boys & Men
- Zimbabwe
- Survival
- Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure | Survival Stories
- Diamond mines and mining--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction
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Awards & Distinctions 3
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2024
Finalist, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2015
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Geography, People, Places Selection, 2015
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