Playing for the Devil's Fire
by Phillippe Diederich
In his small town outside of Mexico City, 13-year-old Boli spends his time helping... read more
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Mystery
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (Latin America)
Year Published 2016
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 540L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Spanish
- Subject Headings
- Abandoned children--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Mexico
- Mexico City (Mexico)--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Violence
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Violence
- Coming of age--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Law & Crime
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Emigration & Immigration
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse
- Missing persons--Fiction
- Criminals--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Mexico
- Lists With This Book
- Global Reading
- Fiction Books, 6-8
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Book Readings 1
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Awards & Distinctions 2
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2017
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