The Memory of Light
by Francisco X. Stork
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- Grade
- 9-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Disability
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2016
Word Count 82,669
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 680L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 179195, 12 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- Subject Headings
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Mexican Americans--Texas--Juvenile fiction
- Family life--Texas--Fiction
- Mexican Americans
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Depression
- Mexican Americans--Fiction
- Psychotherapy--Fiction
- Psychotherapy patients--Juvenile fiction
- Families--Texas--Juvenile fiction
- Psychotherapy
- Suicide--Fiction
- Depression, Mental--Juvenile fiction
- Texas--Fiction
- Suicide--Juvenile fiction
- Family life
- Friendship--Juvenile fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Depression, Mental
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Texas
- Families
- Friendship--Fiction
- Depression, Mental--Fiction
- Friendship
- Suicide
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Suicide
- Young Adult Fiction
- Psychotherapy patients
- Lists With This Book
- Read Alikes for Catcher in the Rye
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About the Author 2
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Awards & Distinctions 5
Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2025
Winner, 2017
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2017
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
First Place Winner, 2017
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2016; Audiobooks Selection, 2016
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