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Auma's Long Run
Contributor(s): Odhiambo, Eucabeth (Author)

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ISBN: 1512427845     ISBN-13: 9781512427844
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (R)
OUR PRICE: $15.29  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2017
* Out of Print *
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Africa
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2016041225
Age Level: 10-13
Grade Level: 5-8
Lexile Measure: 740(Not Available)
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.4" W x 7.6" L (0.95 lbs) 304 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - African
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product
Review Citations: School Library Journal 06/01/2017
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2017 pg. 155
Publishers Weekly 07/24/2017
Booklist 08/01/2017 pg. 60
Shelf Awareness 09/01/2017
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 pg. 118 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 190014
Reading Level: 5.1   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 9.0
 
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Publisher Description:

Auma loves to run. In her small Kenyan village, she's a track star with big dreams. A track scholarship could allow her to attend high school and maybe even become a doctor. But a strange new sickness called AIDS is ravaging the village, and when her father becomes ill, Auma's family needs her help at home. Soon more people are getting sick--even dying--and no one knows why. Now Auma faces a difficult choice. Should she stay to support her struggling family or leave to pursue her own future? Auma knows her family is depending on her, but leaving might be the only way to find the answers to questions about this new disease.

-A BEA Editors' Buzz Pick
-A Kirkus Reviews Best Middle-Grade Book of 2016
-A Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year

 
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