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Year of No Rain

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By Alice Mead; Alice Weber James
Publisher Farrar, Straus Giroux - (Farrar, Straus Giroux (BYR))
Year of No Rain
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In her latest portrayal of children caught in the cultural crossfire (School Library Journal), Mead emphasizes the attachment all humans have to the small place on earth they call home, and their resistance to being displaced, even when their very lives are threatened.

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24184 words24,184 words
144 pages144 pages
Lexile 640LLexile 640L
Grade 3 to 7Grade 3 to 7
Age 8-12Age 8-12
Published 2003Published 2003

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Book ISBN:

9780374372880

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