We Were Liars- e. lockhart

STOP EVERYTHING and read this book!! Seriously, this one blew me away. The ending was so shocking, so tragic, but amazing.  I LOVE being really surprised by the ending of a book, and this novel seriously made me want to go back and reread every page for clues once I knew how it ended.  If you enjoy a mystery, some romance, and crazy family dynamics, this book is for you or your students! It features protagonist, Cadence Sinclair, the granddaughter of a very wealthy family who summers on their private island off Martha’s Vineyard. Throughout the entire novel, readers wonder what made Cadence suddenly sick and what the “accident” was that changed her life so abruptly.  Despite the low reading level of this book, it has some mature content and difficult figurative language, so it is a book I recommend to only my mature students who are also strong readers. #mystery #tragedy #realisticfictionI definitely recommend you take a look at my book talk slideshow presentation in my free resources folder . It will help you set your students up for success when reading this novel. Buy the book here!Maturity: 2/4This novel is generally appropriate for readers age 13 and up, but it does have some content, such as underage drinking, alcoholism, and racism, that you will want to be aware of before recommending the title.Pages: 250Lexile: HL600LLexile is a score that helps educators and parents match students with an appropriate text. A Lexile score is a measure of both a child’s reading ability and a text difficulty. However, Lexile does not take into account the content of a novel. So, pairing readers with a text is a complex process, and knowledge of a novel’s themes and plot is necessary to make a high-quality recommendation.If you are curious about the grade-level equivalent to Lexile scores, check out the conversion chart here!Check us out on Instagram! #rileyreadsya