The Living
by Matt de la Peña
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Adventure
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2013
Word Count 72,915
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 700L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 162597, 11 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Natural disasters--Fiction
- Mexican Americans
- Survival--Fiction
- Mexican Americans--Fiction
- Natural disasters
- Diseases
- Cruise ships--Fiction
- Survival
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure | Survival Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Transportation | Boats, Ships, & Underwater Craft
- Cruise ships
- Diseases--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Great Books For Boys
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Matt de la Peña about The Living
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Matt de la Peña
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Teacher's Guide from Indiana Library Federation
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Book Readings 1
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Awards & Distinctions 6
![Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024](/images/awards/4.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Y0zxzF3nD9.jpg)
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Author Honor, 2014
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ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2014
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
High Interest Selection, 2014
![Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024](/images/awards/146.png)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2014
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