Whistle in the Dark
by Susan Hill Long
Clem wants a dog for his thirteenth birthday, but what he gets is a miner's cap.... read more
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- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
Year Published 2013
Word Count 44,644
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 740L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 162924, 7 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Science
- Subject Headings
- Coming of age--Fiction
- Bildungsromans
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Lead mines and mining--Fiction
- Lead mines and mining
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Coming of age
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Adolescence & Coming of Age
- Lists With This Book
- Books From All 50 States - Missouri
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Fiction Selection, 2013
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