Standing Against the Wind
by Jones, Traci L.
Coretta Scott King Award/HonorsJohn Steptoe Author Award for New TalentSchoolNeighborsFamilyBlack PeopleWheatley Aligned Supplemental TextsNCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies
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AR Book Level
4.8
AR Points
6
Word Count
37,719
Interest Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
109355 EN
About this book
As she tries to escape her poor Chicago neighborhood by winning a scholarship to a prestigious boarding school, shy and studious eighth-grader Patrice discovers that she has more options in life than she previously realized.