The Memory of Light
by Francisco X. Stork
"When Vicky Cruz wakes up in the Lakeview Hospital Mental Disorders ward, she knows... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
- Disability
Year Published 2016
Word Count 82,669
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 680L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 179195, 12.0 AR Points
- 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
- SYNC: Audiobooks for Teens 2022
- Read Alikes for Catcher in the Rye
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Francisco X. Stork about The Memory of Light
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Francisco X. Stork
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 4
Author Interviews 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Francisco X. Stork
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Francisco X. Stork
Created by Bookish Lifestyle
Interview with Francisco X. Stork
Created by Intersections
Interview with Francisco X. Stork
Created by Pen America
Interview with Francisco X. Stork
Created by Chicago Public Library
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Discussion Guide from Scholastic
Created by Scholastic
Educator's Guide from Francisco X. Stork
Created by Francisco X. Stork
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Frankie Corzo
Created by Scholastic Audio
Awards & Distinctions 5
Américas Award, 1993-2022
Commended, 2017
Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2022
Winner, 2017
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2021
First Place Winner, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Audiobooks Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Young Adults Selection, 2016
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