Ways to Live Forever
by Sally Nicholls
Sam is eleven years old and is dying of leukemia. He has discovered his journal... read more
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- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2008
Word Count 31,619
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 580L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 123744, 4 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- Subject Headings
- Authorship
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Family
- Death--Fiction
- Death--Juvenile fiction
- Leukemia--Fiction
- Leukemia
- Family life
- Families--Juvenile fiction
- Leukemia--Juvenile fiction
- Death
- Authorship--Juvenile fiction
- Authorship--Fiction
- Family life--Fiction
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Book Readings 1

Meet-the-Author Recording with Sally Nicholls
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Awards & Distinctions 4

Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2009

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2009

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2009

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2008
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