The Bitter Side of Sweet
by Tara Sullivan
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African
Year Published 2016
Word Count 77,416
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 810L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 179548, 12 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Slavery--Fiction
- Côte d'Ivoire--Fiction
- Chocolate
- Blacks--Côte d'Ivoire--Fiction
- Child labor--Fiction
- Slavery
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Africa
- Blacks
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Violence
- Child labor
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Violence
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places | Africa
- Chocolate--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure | Survival Stories
- Caote d'Ivoire
- Young Adult Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / General
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- Global Reading
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ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2017
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Selection, 2017
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Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2017
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Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Young Adult Selection, 2016
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