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Grades 6 - 8

Reading Level

Grade level Equivalent: 3.8

Lexile Measure®: 680L

DRA: 44

Guided Reading: T

Genre

  • Realistic Fiction

Theme/Subject

  • Character and Values
  • Parents
  • Pride and Self-Esteem
  • School Life

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About This Book

Amalee's world is all out of order. She's used to chaos, because of the frequent presence of her father's bantering, bickering group of fun friends. But when Amalee's dad becomes seriously ill, the chaos takes new forms—and the ways of coping come from some very unexpected places.

About the Authors or Illustrators

Dar Williams

Dar Williams is one of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters in America right now. Her albums include The Honesty Room, Mortal City, End of the Summer, The Green World, The Beauty of the Rain, and My Better Self. Her first novel, Amalee, was published by Scholastic Press in 2004 and was "a poignant, funny debut" by Booklist. The follow-up, Lights, Cameras, Amalee, is being published in June 2006.

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