Legend
by Marie Lu
Legend · Book 1
Reading Level 4-5 Moderate (Lvl 3)
Ages 9-12
The text is written at a 4th 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
In a future nation torn by war, two teenagers from opposite sides of society collide when a shocking crime shakes their world. June, a military prodigy, and Day, a notorious fugitive, must navigate danger and secrets as they uncover a hidden truth that could change everything. Their journey is filled with suspense, bravery, and unexpected alliances.
Representation & Themes
AdventureWar & ConflictFamilyFriendshipComing of Age
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
Mild Peril Fear & Anxiety War & Conflict Loss & Grief
Data confidence: standard
Details
- ISBN
- 9780142422076
- Pages
- 352
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Published
- 2013
- Type
- Fiction
Genres
Young Adult Fiction
Subjects
Children's fictionCriminals, fictionSoldiers, fictionWar, fictionBrothers and sisters, fictionPlague, fictionScience fictionCriminalsBrothers and sistersResistance to GovernmentFictionPlagueFugitives from justiceSoldiersLarge type booksWarWar storiesJuvenile fictionDramaMan-woman relationshipsPrincesses
People
June IparisMetias IparisDaniel WingTessKaede
Places
United StatesLos AngelesThe Republic of America