Absolute Brightness
by Celeste Lecesne
Darkness: Where light is not.
Light: Brightness or illumination from... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Mystery
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Area
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2008
Word Count 88,474
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 970L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 120770
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Cousins--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
- New Jersey--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Law & Crime
- Good and evil--Fiction
- Cousins
- New Jersey
- Homosexuality
- Homosexuality--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Good and evil
- Coming of age
- Coming of age--Fiction
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Awards & Distinctions 2

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2020
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2017

William C. Morris Debut Award, 2009-2021
Finalist, 2009
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