Glory O'Brien's History of the Future
by A.S. King
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experience
- Women / Girls
- Disability
Year Published 2014
Word Count 62,376
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 610L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 171046, 9.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Fathers and daughters
- Photography--Fiction
- Best friends--Fiction
- Best friends
- Eccentrics and eccentricities--Fiction
- Photography
- Eccentrics and eccentricities
- Clairvoyance--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Depression
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | Parents
- Young Adult Fiction | Girls & Women
- Suicide--Fiction
- Clairvoyance
- Fathers and daughters--Fiction
- Young adult fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Friendship--Fiction
- Suicide
- Friendship
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Suicide
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Audio Name Pronunciation with A.S. King
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Guide from Rhode Island Teen Book Award
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Educator's Guide from Little, Brown and Company
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Book Readings 2

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Book Trailers 1
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Awards & Distinctions 9

Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Winner, 2022

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Young Adults Selection, 2015

Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Honor, 2015

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2022
Winner, 2015

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2022
Selection, 2015

Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2005-2021
Finalist, 2014

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2014
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