Ash
by Malinda Lo • Related Edition: Original
24 Total Resources 6 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experience
- 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 | LGBTQ
- 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 | LGBTQ
- 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
About the Author 4
Author Interviews 10
Interview with Malinda Lo
Created by Brock Shelley
Interview with Malinda Lo
Created by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Interview with Malinda Lo
Created by Young Adult Library Services Association - YALSA
Interview with Malinda Lo
Created by Yarn YA Reviews
Interview with Malinda Lo
Created by Fantastic Book Review
Interview with Malinda Lo
Created by YALSA Blog
Interview with Malinda Lo
Created by Lucid Conspiracy
Interview with Malinda Lo
Created by Cynsations
Interview with Malinda Lo
Created by YALSA - The Hub
Panel Discussion with Malinda Lo
Created by San Francisco Public Library
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 6
William C. Morris Debut Award, 2009-2021
Finalist, 2010
Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2021
Finalist, 2010
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, 1971-2020
Finalist, 2010
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