The Weight of Water
by Sarah Crossan
Carrying just a suitcase and an old laundry bag filled with clothes, Kasienka... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
Year Published 2013
Word Count 15,686
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 159789, 2 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Ethnic relations
- Immigrants
- England
- Coventry (England)--Ethnic relations--Juvenile fiction
- Mothers and daughters
- Coventry (England)
- Alienation (Social psychology)--Juvenile fiction
- Mothers and daughters--Fiction
- Coventry (England)--Fiction
- Swimming--Fiction
- Bildungsromans
- Swimming
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Bullying
- Novels in verse
- Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
- Juvenile Fiction | Love & Romance
- Coventry
- Race relations--Fiction
- Immigrants--England--Fiction
- Immigrants--England--Coventry--Juvenile fiction
- Swimming--Juvenile fiction
- Alienation (Social psychology)
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
- Race relations
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Adolescence & Coming of Age
- Young Adult Fiction
- England--Fiction
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Reading Guide from Bloomsbury UK
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Susie Riddell
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Awards & Distinctions 2
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2013
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