Down to the Bone
by Mayra Lazara Dole
Laura and Marlena, both sixteen, have kept their love a secret for two years out... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- LGBTQ+
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2008
Word Count 59,663
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 640L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 121671, 8 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Lesbians--Fiction
- Identity
- Lesbians
- Cuban Americans--Juvenile fiction
- Self-acceptance--Juvenile fiction
- Self-acceptance
- Cuban Americans
- Lesbians--Juvenile fiction
- Cuban Americans--Fiction
- Identity--Fiction
- Coming of age
- Self-acceptance--Fiction
- Coming of age--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Adolescence & Coming of Age
- Lists With This Book
- Images of Community
- GLBTQ Books
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
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Awards & Distinctions 2
Américas Award, 1993-2023
Commended, 2009
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
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