We Set the Dark on Fire
by Tehlor Kay Mejia
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (Latin America)
- Women / Girls
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2019
Word Count 84,462
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 840L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 501045, 14 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy | Contemporary
- Identification cards
- Arranged marriage
- Young Adult Fiction | Romance | LGBTQ
- Secrets--Fiction
- Marriage--Fiction
- Dystopias--Fiction
- Marriage
- Fantasy fiction
- Fantasy
- Dystopias
- Young Adult Fiction | LGBTQ
- Social classes
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Social classes--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Class Differences
- Government, Resistance to
- Forgeries
- Young Adult Fiction
Our Original Resources 4
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
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Book Readings 1

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Awards & Distinctions 7

Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2023
Commended, 2020

Rainbow List: Top Ten LGBTQ Books for Children and Teens, 2011-2023
Commended, 2020

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Audiobooks Selection, 2020

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Selection, 2020

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Current Trends Selection, 2019

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2019
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