Far from the Tree
by Robin Benway
National Book Award Winner, PEN America Award Winner, and New York Times Bestseller!
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- Grade
- 9-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2017
Word Count 89,069
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 780L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 192417, 13 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | Siblings
- Young Adult Fiction | Romance | Contemporary
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | Marriage & Divorce
- Foster children--Fiction
- Teenage mothers--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Pregnancy
- Adoption--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | Adoption
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
- Brothers and sisters--Fiction
- Families--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction
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Book Readings 2

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Awards & Distinctions 4

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2018; Audiobooks Selection, 2018

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2018

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2017
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