Defy the Stars
by Claudia Gray
From the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Lost Stars... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Adventure
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
Year Published 2017
Word Count 108,400
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 830L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 190219, 17.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Orphans--Fiction
- Soldiers
- Orphans
- Science fiction
- Soldiers--Fiction
- Interstellar travel
- Robots
- Robots--Fiction
- Interstellar travel--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Young Adult Fiction | Science Fiction | Space Opera
- Short stories
- Young Adult Fiction | Romance | General
- Young Adult Fiction
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Claudia Gray
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Nate Begle and Kasey Lee Huizinga
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Awards & Distinctions 2

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Selection, 2018

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Fantasy/Science Fiction Selection, 2017
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