Hero on a Bicycle
by Shirley Hughes
In her first novel, beloved author Shirley Hughes presents a World War II adventure... read more
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- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Adventure
- Historical Fiction
Year Published 2013
Word Count 37,797
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 880L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 158197, 6 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Florence (Italy)
- Italy--History--1914-1945--Fiction
- Teenage boys
- World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Italy--Juvenile fiction
- World War, 1939-1945
- 1914-1945
- Underground movements
- Florence (Italy)--History--Siege, 1944--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Europe
- Families--Italy--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
- World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Italy--Fiction
- Children
- Teenage boys--Italy--Juvenile fiction
- Families--Italy--Fiction
- Siege, 1944
- World War, 1939-1945--Children--Italy--Juvenile fiction
- Italy--History--1914-1945--Juvenile fiction
- Florence (Italy)--History--Siege, 1944--Juvenile fiction
- Teenage boys--Italy--Fiction
- History
- Italy
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Families
- World War, 1939-1945--Children--Italy--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Military & Wars
- Lists With This Book
- Locating Self in the World - Grade 4-5
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