Hour of the Bees
by Lindsay Eagar
What does it mean to be fully alive? Magic blends with reality in a stunning coming-of-age... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
Year Published 2016
Word Count 64,333
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 670L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 182961, 9 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- New Mexico--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
- Grandfathers--Fiction
- New Mexico
- Grandfathers
- Cognition disorders in old age--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Storytelling--Juvenile fiction
- Cognition disorders in old age
- Storytelling--Fiction
- Storytelling
- New Mexico--Juvenile fiction
- Young Adult Fiction
- Grandfathers--Juvenile fiction
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Awards & Distinctions 1

International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2022
First Place Winner, 2016
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