#44 in Young adult
With the Fire on High
- 400
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“With the Fire on High” is a hopeful coming-of-age novel that stands on the strength of its main character. Elizabeth Acevedo keeps the tone light while giving family and school real emotional weight, so the book is touching without turning heavy. Some readers feel the timeline does not quite add up and that parts of the plot seem to be missing. It suits those who come to young adult fiction for character first.
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About the book
With the Fire on High is a young adult novel by Elizabeth Acevedo, published May 7, 2019 by Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.6 across 188 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 56% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Young adult average of 7.8. That is how 8.3 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.6 | 188 | 100% |
Frequently asked
What age is With the Fire on High for?
With the Fire on High sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 400 pages — shorter than 62% of the ranked books in Young adult.
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