Out of Darkness
by Ashley Hope Pérez
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- Grade
- 9-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
- African American
Year Published 2015
Word Count 100,694
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 660L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 178200, 15 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- New London (Tex.)--History--20th century--Fiction
- New London (Tex.)
- African American teenagers
- Schools
- Explosions
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Mexican Americans
- Mexican Americans--Fiction
- Explosions--Fiction
- African Americans--Fiction
- African Americans
- History
- Schools--Fiction
- Race relations--Fiction
- Mexican American teenagers
- Race relations
- Young Adult Fiction
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 7
![Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2024](/images/list_image/97.jpg.pagespeed.ce.6K5ed4nF76.jpg)
Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2024
Honor, 2016
![Américas Award, 1993-2024](/images/list_image/3388.jpg.pagespeed.ce.KHiuYrRHQh.jpg)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2016
![Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2024](/images/list_image/4716.jpg.pagespeed.ce.kjftW_yWKh.jpg)
Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2024
Winner, 2016
![Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2024](/images/awards/32.jpg)
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2024
Finalist, 2016
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CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
![Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024](/images/awards/146.png.pagespeed.ce.Mab2xOF0V-.png)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2016
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023](/images/awards/89.jpg.pagespeed.ce.B9zziK7vbV.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2015
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