When Light Left Us
by Leah Thomas
When the Vasquez siblings' father left, it seemed nothing could remedy the absence... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2018
Word Count 86,141
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 196222, 13 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Extraterrestrial beings--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | Siblings
- Loss (Psychology)
- Chihuahuan Desert--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Science Fiction | Alien Contact
- Family life
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Loss (Psychology)--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Hispanic Americans
- Hispanic Americans--Fiction
- Families
- Extraterrestrial beings
- Family life--Fiction
- Chihuahuan Desert
- Young Adult Fiction
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Awards & Distinctions 2

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Selection, 2019

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2018
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