Swing
by Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Poetry
- Realistic Fiction
- Sports
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2018
Word Count 37,947
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 610L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 198316, 5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Music
- Physical Education
- Subject Headings
- Young Adult Fiction | Literary
- Best friends--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Values & Virtues
- Best friends
- Letters--Fiction
- Baseball
- Baseball--Fiction
- Novels in verse
- Young Adult Fiction | Novels in Verse
- Letters
- African Americans--Fiction
- African Americans
- Friendship--Fiction
- Friendship
- Young Adult Fiction | Diversity & Multicultural
- Young Adult Fiction
- Baseball stories
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Awards & Distinctions 1
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Hi-Lo Selection, 2019
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