Fans of the Impossible Life
by Kate Scelsa
A captivating and profound debut novel about complicated love and the friendships... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- LGBTQ+
- Disability
Year Published 2015
Word Count 72,819
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 730L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 176180, 11.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship
- Family problems--Fiction
- Best friends--Fiction
- Mental illness--Fiction
- Best friends
- Dysfunctional families
- Foster home care--Fiction
- Bullying--Fiction
- Queer people
- LGBTQ people
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Depression
- Bullying
- Young Adult Fiction | LGBTQ
- Queer people--Fiction
- LGBTQ people--Fiction
- Family problems
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Depression & Mental Illness
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Mental illness
- Friendship--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Depression
- Foster home care
- Friendship
- Young Adult Fiction
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Awards & Distinctions 2

Rainbow List: Top Ten LGBTQ Books for Children and Teens, 2011-2022
Commended, 2016

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