The Game of Love and Death
by Martha Brockenbrough
In this “inventive and affecting” historical young adult novel, a black... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2014
Word Count 86,876
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 710L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 178072, 13 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Death--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Dating & Relationships
- Teenage boys
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
- Love--Fiction
- African American teenage girls--Washington (State)--Seattle--Juvenile fiction
- Seattle (Wash.)--History--20th century--Fiction
- Seattle (Wash.)
- Washington (State)
- Man-woman relationships--Juvenile fiction
- Race relations--Juvenile fiction
- Children's Books/All Ages
- Seattle
- African Americans--Fiction
- Seattle (Wash.)--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction
- African Americans
- Love
- Juvenile Fiction | Love & Romance
- History
- Man-woman relationships
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | General
- Race relations--Fiction
- Death
- Teenage boys--Washington (State)--Seattle--Juvenile fiction
- African American teenage girls
- Race relations
- Lists With This Book
- Death & Loss
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Book Readings 1
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Awards & Distinctions 4
Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2023
Selection, 2016
YALSA Teens' Top Ten, 2003-2023
Winner, 2016
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Young Adult Selection, 2015
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