The 5th Wave
by Rick Yancey • Book 1 of the 5th Wave Trilogy
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Adventure
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
Year Published 2013
Word Count 116,991
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 690L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 157995, 17 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Extraterrestrial beings--Fiction
- War stories
- Survival--Fiction
- Science fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Dystopian
- Young Adult Fiction | Science Fiction | Alien Contact
- War
- Survival
- Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure | Survival Stories
- War--Fiction
- Extraterrestrial beings
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- YA Horror
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Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Selection, 2014
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