37 Things I Love (In No Particular Order)
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Publication Year
2012
ISBN
9781250034304
Pages
218 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Fifteen-year-old Ellis recalls her favorite things as her mother's desire to turn off the machines that have kept Ellis's father alive for two years fill the last four days of her sophomore year with major changes in herself and her relationships.
Grade Level
9-12
Lexile Measure
HL600L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Family member death; death of a parent; death of a father; death; grief; family tragedy; accident; loss
Main Character
female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
LGBTQ+
lesbian female
Awards
Gay and Lesbian Themes and Topics in Selected Children's and Young Adult Books, 2009 GLBTQ Children and Teens: Fiction
Great Middle School Reads, 2013 Coming of Age
Rainbow List, 2013 Middle Early Young Adult Fiction
Keywords
hospital; life support; emotional turmoil; coma; friendship; mother and daughter relationship; summer
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Magoon, Kekla, "37 Things I Love (In No Particular Order)" (2012). Diverse Families. 1462.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1462