When the Ground Is Hard
by Malla Nunn
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Mystery
- Cultural Experience
- African
- Multiracial / Mixed Race
Year Published 2019
Word Count 64,989
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 830L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 506679, 10 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Boarding schools--Fiction
- Social classes
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Schools--Fiction
- Social classes--Fiction
- Racially mixed people--Fiction
- Schools
- Young Adult Fiction | Mysteries & Detective Stories
- Racially mixed people
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places | Africa
- Popularity
- Eswatini--Fiction
- Popularity--Fiction
- Eswatini
- Boarding schools
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Global Reading
- Forced Journeys 11-12 Global Fiction
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Mystery Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Mystery Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Readings 1
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Awards & Distinctions 5
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CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
![The Josette Frank Award, 1943-2024](/images/awards/111.jpg)
The Josette Frank Award, 1943-2024
Winner, 2020
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2020
![Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024](/images/awards/146.png.pagespeed.ce.Mab2xOF0V-.png)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2020
![Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, 2007-2024](/images/awards/143.png)
Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, 2007-2024
Older Readers Finalist, 2020
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