Things in the Basement
by Ben Hatke
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- Grade
- 1-6
- Genre
- Adventure
- Graphic Novel
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
Year Published 2023
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Imaginary places--Comic books, strips, etc
- Historic buildings--Comic books, strips, etc
- Basements--Juvenile fiction
- Quests (Expeditions)--Comic books, strips, etc
- Bonte?--Bandes dessine?es
- Zones souterraines--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Zones souterraines--Bandes dessine?es
- Lieux imaginaires--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Cartoons and comics
- Ghosts--Juvenile fiction
- Underground areas--Juvenile fiction
- Kindness--Comic books, strips, etc
- Kindness--Juvenile fiction
- Que?te--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Adventure and adventurers--Comic books, strips, etc
- Adventure and adventurers--Juvenile fiction
- Sous-sols--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Basements
- Historic buildings--Fiction
- Bonte?--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Que?te--Bandes dessine?es
- Fantasy
- Basements--Fiction
- Comic books, strips, etc
- Lieux imaginaires--Bandes dessine?es
- Quests (Expeditions)--Juvenile fiction
- Imaginary places--Juvenile fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Action & Adventure
- Sous-sols--Bandes dessine?es
- Basements--Comic books, strips, etc
- Underground areas--Comic books, strips, etc
- Ghosts--Comic books, strips, etc
- Graphic novels
- Lists With This Book
- ALSC Summer Reading 2024
- Genre-Blending Graphic Novels
- Genre Blending Graphic Novels
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Awards & Distinctions 4

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2024

Best Graphic Novels for Children Reading List, 2021-2024
Top 10 Selection, 2023

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Graphic Novels Selection, 2023

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2023
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