We Were Liars
by E. Lockhart
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Mystery
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2014
Word Count 50,189
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 600L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 166195
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Love--Fiction
- Amnesia--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
- Love
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Wealth--Fiction
- Families
- Families--Fiction
- Wealth
- Friendship--Fiction
- Amnesia
- Friendship
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Choice Texts English 2
- Death & Loss
- HS Resources for District eBooks
- Young Adult Fiction
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Book Readings 1

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Awards & Distinctions 5

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Audiobooks Selection, 2015

ILA Young Adults' Choices Reading List, 2015-2020
Selection, 2015

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Young Adults Selection, 2014

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2020
Selection, 2014

Fanfare, 2001 - 2020
Selection, 2014
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