The Grief Keeper
by Alexandra Villasante
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
- Immigrant / Refugee
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2019
Word Count 82,119
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 610L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 505091, 11 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Young Adult Fiction | Romance | LGBTQ
- Emigration and immigration
- Grief--Fiction
- Lesbians--Fiction
- Deportation--Fiction
- Deportation
- Lesbians
- Young Adult Fiction | Science Fiction | General
- Undocumented immigrants
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
- Human experimentation in medicine--Fiction
- Emigration and immigration--Fiction
- Sisters
- Human experimentation in medicine
- Grief
- Undocumented immigrants--Fiction
- Sisters--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Hispanic Heritage Month Books
- Hispanic Heritage Month
- LGBTQ+ Booklist for High School
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Teaching Tips from Latinxs in Kid Lit
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Ana Osorio
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Awards & Distinctions 3

Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2023
Winner, 2020

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Young Adult Selection, 2020

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Audiobooks Selection, 2020
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