The Weight of Our Sky
by Hanna Alkaf
A music loving teen with OCD does everything she can to find her way back to her... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Asian
- Muslim
- Disability
Year Published 2019
Word Count 65,378
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 830L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 508853, 10.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Race riots--Fiction
- 20th century
- Ethnic relations
- Mental illness--Fiction
- Chinese
- Riots
- Mentally ill teenagers
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Mentally ill
- Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)--History--20th century--Fiction
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder in adolescence
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Chinese--Malaysia--Fiction
- Children's Books/All Ages
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Mental Illness
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder--Fiction
- History
- Malays (Asian people)
- Ethnic relations--Fiction
- Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
- Malaysia
- Race relations
- Malays (Asian people)--Fiction
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Awards & Distinctions 3

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2022
World History & Culture Selection, 2020

Freeman Book Awards, 2016-2021
Winner, 2019
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