Son of a Gun
by Anne de Graaf
I was crazy. Crazy mad. That's how I felt when I turned in my AK-47 rifle. The commanding... read more
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- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
Year Published 2012
Word Count 19,029
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 700L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 153600, 3 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Brothers and sisters
- Civil War, 1989-1996
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | General
- Liberia--History--Civil War, 1989-1996--Juvenile fiction
- Child soldiers
- History
- Brothers and sisters--Fiction
- Liberia
- Liberia--History--Civil War, 1989-1996--Fiction
- Child soldiers--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Forced Journeys 6-8
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Awards & Distinctions 4
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2013
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2013
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