The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
by Carson McCullers
The beloved classic that turned Carson McCullers into an overnight literary sensation... read more
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Disability
Year Published 1940
Word Count 119,450
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 760L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 740, 19.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
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