Land of the Cranes
by Aida Salazar • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
- Latino (Latin America)
Year Published 2020
Word Count 22,678
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 510231, 3.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Detention of persons--Fiction
- Families--California--Los Angeles--Juvenile fiction
- Deportation--United States--Juvenile fiction
- Detention of persons--United States--Juvenile fiction
- Deportation--Fiction
- Illegal aliens--Fiction
- Mexicans--California--Los Angeles--Juvenile fiction
- Families--Fiction
- Immigrants--United States--Juvenile fiction
- Novels in verse
- Immigrants--Fiction
- Mexicans--United States--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Multicultural Folktales and Fairy Tales
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Awards & Distinctions 13

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2021

Américas Award, 1993-2022
Winner, 2021

Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2023
Honor, 2021

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2022
Selection, 2021

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2022
Selection, 2021

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2023
Selection, 2021

International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2022
Second Place Winner, 2021

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2022
Selection, 2020

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2020
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