Hit the Ground Running
by Alison Hughes
Sixteen-year-old Dee and her seven-year-old brother, Eddie, have been on their own... read more
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- Grade
- 9-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2017
Word Count 47,116
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 690L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 503044, 7 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Brothers and sisters--Juvenile fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | Siblings
- Famiy problems
- Dysfunctional families
- Brothers and sisters
- Runaway children--Juvenile fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Coming of Age
- Young Adult Fiction | Travel & Transportation | Car & Road Trips
- Arizona
- Domestic fiction
- Families--Juvenile fiction
- Young adult fiction
- Brothers and sisters--Fiction
- Families
- Families--Fiction
- Abandoned children
- Young Adult Fiction
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
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Awards & Distinctions 2
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2018
Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2024
Author Finalist, 2017
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