The Impossible Knife of Memory
by Laurie Halse Anderson
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Cultural Experience
- Disability
Year Published 2014
Word Count 83,517
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 720L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 163323, 12 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Fathers and daughters
- Young Adult Fiction | Romance | Contemporary
- Family problems--Fiction
- Dysfunctional families
- Young Adult Fiction | Historical | Military & Wars
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Depression
- Post-traumatic stress disorder--Fiction
- Fathers and daughters--Fiction
- Family problems
- Veterans
- Veterans--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Unpacking Mental Health Issues
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Awards & Distinctions 9
![Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2024](/images/awards/32.jpg.pagespeed.ce.6IBWCp5ke6.jpg)
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2024
Finalist, 2015
![Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2024](/images/awards/103.png.pagespeed.ce.IIJpUzfmkT.png)
Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2015
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Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2015
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Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2014
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Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Audiobooks Selection, 2014
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SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2014
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American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2023
High School Selection, 2014
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Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Young Adult Selection, 2014
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