Son
by Lois Lowry • Book 4 of the Giver Quartet
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Adventure
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
Year Published 2012
Word Count 76,096
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 720L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 153883, 11 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Values & Virtues
- Science fiction
- Separation (Psychology)
- Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy | General
- Young Adult Fiction | Science Fiction | General
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
- Separation (Psychology)--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Mother and child
- Mother and child--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Romance | General
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Power of Peace
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Selection, 2013
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Finalist, 2013
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Selection, 2012
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Fiction Selection, 2012
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