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Blood Relations

Blood Relations

(Blue-Eyed Son)

By Chris Lynch

Interest Level

Grades 9 - 12

Reading Level

Grade level Equivalent: 5.2

Lexile Measure®: 730L

DRA: Not Available

Guided Reading: NR

Theme/Subject

  • Character and Values
  • Culture and Diversity
  • Friends and Friendship

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About This Book

Uneasy with the drunken violence and prejudice of his brother and others in his Irish neighborhood in Boston, Mick makes friends with a somewhat enigmatic Spanish-speaking loner at school.

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Chris Lynch

Chris Lynch is the author of numerous acclaimed books for middle-grade and teen readers, including the Cyberia series and the National Book Award finalist Inexcusable. He teaches in the Lesley University creative writing MFA program, and divides his time between Massachusetts and Scotland.

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