This Way Home
by Wes Moore and Shawn Goodman
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Sports
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2015
Word Count 58,670
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 640L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 177763, 9 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Conduct of life--Fiction
- Best friends--Fiction
- Best friends
- Gangs--Fiction
- Baltimore (Md.)--Fiction
- Basketball stories
- Conduct of life
- African Americans--Fiction
- African Americans
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Veterans
- Basketball--Fiction
- Friendship--Fiction
- Basketball
- Baltimore (Md.)
- Friendship
- Veterans--Fiction
- Gangs
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Awards & Distinctions 2

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Sports Selection, 2016

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2016
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