The Smell of Other People's Houses
by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
“Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock’s Alaska is beautiful and wholly unfamiliar….... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- American Indian
Year Published 2016
Word Count 53,542
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 960L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 182003, 8 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- 20th century
- Alaska
- Friendship in adolescence
- Alaska--History--20th century--Fiction
- Alaska--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction
- Nineteen seventies
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places | United States - Native American
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
- History
- Friendship--Fiction
- Friendship
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Books From All 50 States - Alaska
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Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2024
Finalist, 2017
William C. Morris Debut Award, 2009-2025
Finalist, 2017
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