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The Upside Down Boy

The Upside Down Boy

By Juan Felipe Herrera, illustrated by Elizabeth Gomez

Interest Level

Grades K - 2

Reading Level

Grade level Equivalent: 2.9

Lexile Measure®: 450L

DRA: Not Available

Guided Reading: Not Available

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  • Character and Values

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About This Book

When Juan Felipe Herrera was eight years old, his parents took him to school for the first time. Because he couldn't speak English, Juan wondered if he would be able to learn and to make friends. The colorfully illustrated pictures and parallel story in Sp

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Juan Felipe Herrera
Juan Felipe’s books are often inspired by his past. Some of his titles include Calling the Doves, an Ezra Jack Keats Award winner, Crash Boom Love, winner of the Americas Award, and Featherless/Desplumado, winner of the 2005 Independent Publisher Book Award.
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