Cover of Delirium

Delirium

by Lauren Oliver

Delirium · Book 1

Reading Level 5-6 Moderate (Lvl 3) Ages 9-12

The text is written at a 5th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.

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About This Book

Lena eagerly anticipates the day she will get the official treatment that stops people from falling in love, promising a calm and secure future. But just before her eighteenth birthday, everything changes when she unexpectedly experiences the powerful feeling of love. This discovery challenges everything she thought she knew about her world and herself.

Representation & Themes

Coming of AgeRomanceIdentity & Self-DiscoverySocial Justice

For Parents

Content Intensity

Level 3 — Moderate
Gentle Mild Moderate Intense Very Intense

Real stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.

Content Flags

Emotional: Identity & Self-Discovery Emotional: Fear & Anxiety Emotional: Love & Romance
Data confidence: standard

Details

ISBN
9780061726835
Pages
480
Publisher
HarperTeen
Published
2012
Type
Fiction

Genres

Juvenile Fiction

Subjects

Children's fictionMaine, fictionLove, fictionScience fictionOrphans, fictionFamily life, fictionNew york times bestsellerNew York Times bestseller children's literatureLove storiesLoveResistance to GovernmentPassive resistance to governmentPsychological aspects of Resistance to governmentMoral and religious aspects of Resistance to governmentGovernment, Resistance to.Government, Resistance to -- FictionFiction, family life, generalFamily life educationFamily life in fictionFICTION / Family Life / GeneralFamily life -- FictionFICTION -- Family LifeFiction, family lifeFamily LifeFamiliesJuvenile FictionDystopiasFiction, dystopianDystopias in literatureYoung adult fiction, dystopianFICTION / DystopianDystopias -- FictionDystopianDystopiesDystopiaDystopian fictionYOUNG ADULT FICTION / DystopianDystopies dans la littératureTeens vs dystopian regimeNEW LIST 20110630Utopias and DystopiasDystopias -- Juvenile fictionDystopias in literaratureDystopias in fictionDystopias - FictionFiction, romance, generalFiction, romance, contemporaryRomance fictionGovernment PolicySearsMaine, historyMaine, juvenile literatureMaineFamilias -- Novela juvenilFamily & RelationshipsFamily policyFamily relationshipsFamily, fictionFamilyFamilleFamillesFamilles -- Romans, nouvelles, etcFamilles dans la littératureNovela juvenileAdolescentes -- Novela juvenilRomans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesseNouvellesRESISTENCIA CIVILMouvements de résistanceRésistance au gouvernementGovernment, Resistance to, in literatureGovernment, Resistance toOrfanatosChildren's Books - Young Adult FictionGeneral fiction (Children's / Teenage)Children's & Teenage FictionChildren's 9-12 - Fiction - Science FictionChildren's 9-12 - Fiction - GeneralOrphans in fictionOrphans -- Juvenile fictionJUVENILE FICTION / Family / Orphans & Foster HomesYoung adult fiction, family, orphans & foster homesOrphans -- Romania -- FictionJuvenile Fiction - Family - Orphans & Foster HomesFiction OrphansOrphans -- FictionOrphans -- Juvenile fiction.

Places

Maine,