Love & Lies: Marisol's Story
by Ellen Wittlinger
This sequel to Hard Love (Simon & Schuster, 1999) opens four months after... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2008
Word Count 61,961
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 770L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 123976, 9.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Authorship
- Lesbians--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Dating & Relationships
- Lesbians
- Cambridge (Mass.)--Fiction
- Honesty--Fiction
- Honesty
- Homosexuality
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Homosexuality--Fiction
- Interpersonal relations--Fiction
- Cambridge (Mass.)
- Authorship--Fiction
- Interpersonal relations
- Lists With This Book
- Writers and Writing
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Ellen Wittlinger
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 2

Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2022
Finalist, 2009

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
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