The Abyss Surrounds Us
by Emily Skrutskie
For Cassandra Leung, bossing around sea monsters is just the family business. She’s... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
Year Published 2016
Word Count 70,054
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 940L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 180005, 11.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Sea monsters
- Pirates
- Science fiction
- Fantasy fiction
- Fantasy
- Pirates--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural
- Lesbians--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy | General
- Young Adult Fiction | Science Fiction | General
- Youths' writings
- Sea monsters--Fiction
- Chinese Americans--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Oceans of Possibilities: CSLP 2022 Teen
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Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Young Adults Selection, 2016
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