Life in Outer Space
by Melissa Keil
9 Total Resources 2 Awards 1 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2013
Word Count 70,955
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 740L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 164621, 11 AR Points
- OverDrive Digital Book Details Explore on Marketplace
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Australia--Fiction
- Schools
- Queer people
- LGBTQ people
- High schools--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | General
- Australia
- High schools
- Queer people--Fiction
- LGBTQ people--Fiction
- Schools--Fiction
- Interpersonal relations--Fiction
- Friendship--Fiction
- Friendship
- Interpersonal relations
- Young Adult Fiction
Our Original Resources 3
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 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks

Teaching Ideas from Unleashing Readers
Created by Unleashing Readers
Awards & Distinctions 2

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Selection, 2014

Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, 2007-2023
Older Readers Finalist, 2014
Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their Twitter handles.