This Thing Called the Future
by J.L. Powers
Aids and South Africa. Khosi, a 14-year-old girl, yearns for this thing called the... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African
Year Published 2011
Word Count 58,791
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 710L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 144163, 9 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Healers--Fiction
- Zulu (African people)--Fiction
- South Africa
- Sick
- Mothers and daughters
- Medical care--Fiction
- South Africa--Fiction
- Blacks
- Blacks--South Africa--Fiction
- Sick--Fiction
- Mothers and daughters--Fiction
- Zulu (African people)
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General (see also headings under Family)
- Medical care
- Healers
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Locating Self in the World - Grade 9-10
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Awards & Distinctions 1
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2012
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