Love Is the Drug
by Alaya Dawn Johnson
Teenager Emily Bird feels pressure to be perfect — a credit to her family and... read more
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- Grade
- 9-12
- Genre
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2014
Word Count 107,239
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 840L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 168924, 17 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Washington (D.C.)
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Dating & Relationships
- African American teenagers
- African American families
- Elite (Social sciences)
- Drug use
- Juvenile Fiction | Science Fiction | General
- Juvenile Fiction | Thrillers & Suspense
- Teenagers
- Drug abuse--Fiction
- African Americans--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse
- African Americans
- Washington (D.C.)--Fiction
- Teenagers--Drug use--Juvenile fiction
- African American teenagers--Juvenile fiction
- Washington (D.C.)--Juvenile fiction
- African American families--Juvenile fiction
- Drug abuse
- Elite (Social sciences)--Juvenile fiction
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- It's a Mystery
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About the Author 2
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Awards & Distinctions 3
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2015; City Selection, 2014
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