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The Usual Rules

by Joyce Maynard

Life suddenly changes for thirteen-year-old Wendy after the attack on the World Trade Center. Left without a mother, Wendy moves to California to live with her father, who she has only seen a few times. After thinking long and hard about her place in the world, Wendy returns to New York to continue the life she had left.

Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Interest Level: Grades 9 - 12
Grade Level Equivalent: 6.4
Lexile Measure: 790L
Guided Reading: NR
Publisher: MACMILLAN PUBLISHING
Number of Pages: 386
Genre: Realistic Fiction