Ash
by Malinda Lo
A fresh, inventive twist on the Cinderella tale plays with gender roles and romantic... read more
22 Total Resources 5 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Area
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2009
Word Count 66,928
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1050L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 133262
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Young Adult Fiction | LGBT
- Lesbians--Fiction
- Orphans--Fiction
- Self-realization--Fiction
- Fairy tales
- Lesbians
- Stepfamilies
- Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy | General
- Love--Fiction
- Fairies
- Stepfamilies--Fiction
- Orphans
- Fairies--Fiction
- Hunting--Fiction
- Love
- Young Adult Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore | Adaptations
- Young Adult Fiction | Romance | LGBT
- Hunting
- Self-realization
- Young Adult Fiction | Girls & Women
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Malinda Lo
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Malinda Lo
Created by Audible
Vocabulary Lists 1

Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
Created by Vocabulary.com
Awards & Distinctions 5

William C. Morris Debut Award, 2009-2021
Finalist, 2010

Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2020
Finalist, 2010

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their Twitter handles.