We Set the Dark on Fire
by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Daniela and her family illegally crossed the border into Medio when she was small.... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experience
- Women / Girls
- LGBTQ+
- Latino (Latin America)
Year Published 2019
Word Count 84,462
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 840L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 501045, 14.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy | Contemporary
- Identification cards
- Arranged marriage
- Young Adult Fiction | Romance | LGBTQ
- Secrets--Fiction
- Marriage--Fiction
- Dystopias--Fiction
- Marriage
- Fantasy fiction
- Fantasy
- Dystopias
- Young Adult Fiction | LGBTQ
- Social classes
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Social classes--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Class Differences
- Government, Resistance to
- Forgeries
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- LGBTQ Lives
- Hispanic Heritage Month Books
- Hispanic Heritage Month
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About the Author 2
Author Interviews 4
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Book Readings 1
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Awards & Distinctions 6
Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2022
Commended, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Audiobooks Selection, 2020
Rainbow List: Top Ten LGBTQ Books for Children and Teens, 2011-2022
Commended, 2020
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Current Trends Selection, 2019
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2021
Selection, 2019
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