Legend
by Marie Lu • Book 1 of the Legend Trilogy • Related Edition: Graphic
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Adventure
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
Year Published 2011
Word Count 75,464
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 710L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 148251, 11 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Brothers and sisters--Juvenile fiction
- Criminals
- Soldiers
- Fugitives from justice
- Fugitives from justice--Fiction
- Brothers and sisters
- War stories
- Government, Resistance to--Fiction
- Plague--Fiction
- Plague
- Science fiction
- Soldiers--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Dystopian
- Government, Resistance to--Juvenile fiction
- War
- Plague--Juvenile fiction
- Fugitives from justice--Juvenile fiction
- Government, Resistance to
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Runaways
- Criminals--Fiction
- Soldiers--Juvenile fiction
- Brothers and sisters--Fiction
- War--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Thrillers & Suspense
- Young Adult Fiction
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Marie Lu
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Author 4
Author Interviews 17
Interview with Marie Lu
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All-Star Juvenalia panel discussion with Marie Lu
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Digital World discussion with Marie Lu
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Interview with Marie Lu
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Panel Discussion with Marie Lu
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September 2017 Interview with Marie Lu
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January 2020 Interview with Marie Lu
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Series BookCon 2014 Interview with Marie Lu
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Guide from Penguin Random House
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Resource Guide from California Young Reader Medal
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Lesson Plan from Indiana Library Federation
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Steven Kaplan
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Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 6
Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Honor, 2012
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2012
YALSA Teens' Top Ten, 2003-2023
Winner, 2012
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Fiction Selection, 2011
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