The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali
by Sabina Khan
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- South Asian
- Women / Girls
- Muslim
- Asian American
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2019
Word Count 88,796
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 690L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 501631, 13 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Muslim girls--Juvenile fiction
- Identity
- Lesbians
- Identity (Psychology)--Juvenile fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Arranged marriage
- Social life and customs
- Mothers and daughters
- Young Adult Fiction | Religious | Muslim
- Arranged marriage--Juvenile fiction
- Bangladesh--Social life and customs--Juvenile fiction
- Bangladesh
- Identity--Fiction
- Mothers and daughters--Fiction
- Bangladesh--Social life and customs--Fiction
- Bengali Americans--Juvenile fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | LGBTQ
- Lesbians--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places | Asia
- Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction
- Identity (Psychology)
- Muslim girls
- Muslims--United States--Fiction
- Lesbians--Juvenile fiction
- United States
- Bengali Americans--Fiction
- Arranged marriage--Fiction
- Muslims
- Young Adult Fiction
- Bengali Americans
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Sabina Khan about The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Sabina Khan
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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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 Richa Shukla
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Book Trailers 2

Video Book Trailer from Scholastic
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Video Book Trailer from Sabina Khan
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Awards & Distinctions 3

Rainbow List: Top Ten LGBTQ Books for Children and Teens, 2011-2023
Commended, 2020

South Asia Book Award for Children's & Young Adult Literature, 2012-2022
Commended, 2020

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
City Selection, 2019
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