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 Area
- Latinx
- Disability
Year Published 2016
Word Count 82,669
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 680L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 179195
- 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
- Niles High School Books
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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About the Author 4
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Guide from Scholastic
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Frankie Corzo
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Awards & Distinctions 5
Américas Award, 1993-2020
Commended, 2017
Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2020
Winner, 2017
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2020
First Place Winner, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Young Adults Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Audiobooks Selection, 2016
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