Collection Analysis Report
for Refugees Middle Grade Books
This report provides data analyses into the titles on this list to help support your efforts to put the right book in each reader's hands.
This report is organized by Collection Analysis by Genre, Cultural, and Curricular Areas, Quantitative Measures, and Qualitative Measures.
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Collection Analysis by Genre, Cultural, and Curricular Areas
For the 24 books on this list, please find an analysis revealing the quantity of titles associated with genre, cultural, and curriculum classifications. Additionally, please find the "Not Represented" section where you can click to identify other titles to potentially add to this list.
We hope this collection analysis tool helps you achieve the variety and differentiation of books that you want for your reading opportunities.
(24 of 24 titles have genres, curricular, or cultural experiences.)
- English Language Arts (20 books)
- Social Studies (19 books)
- History (11 books)
- HASH(0x55c522e00c48) (9 books)
- HASH(0x55c52215aa30) (8 books)
- HASH(0x55c522998d00) (7 books)
- HASH(0x55c521f19198) (5 books)
- HASH(0x55c522527290) (5 books)
- HASH(0x55c522147008) (2 books)
- Art (1 books)
- HASH(0x55c522494ad8) (1 books)
- HASH(0x55c522afc118) (1 books)
- Health (1 books)
- Music (1 books)
- Physical Education (1 books)
- Spanish (1 books)
Genre, Curricular, and Cultural Experience categories are assigned by TeachingBooks based on professional reviews, authoritative sources, and company guidelines.
Quantitative Measures
For 20 of 24 titles that have known Lexile levels, below is the low, high, and average Lexile® for the books in this list. We hope these data points, along with the crosswalk to other measures, provide insights into the variety and differentiation of this collection.
Lexile® Average: 760 (Range: 440 - 1020)
Reading Level and Grade Band Crosswalk
Grade Band | Lexile® | ATOS | Degrees of Reading Power® | Flesch-Kincaid | Fountas & Pinnell | Reading Maturity | SourceRater |
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2-3 | 420-820 | 2.75-5.14 | 42-54 | 1.98-5.34 | I-P | 3.53-613 | 0.05-2.48 |
4-5 | 740-1010 | 4.97-7.03 | 52-60 | 4.51-7.72 | O-V | 5.42-7.92 | 0.84-5.75 |
6-8 | 925-1185 | 7.00-9.98 | 57-67 | 6.51-10.34 | U-Z | 7.04-9.57 | 4.11-10.66 |
Key: Purple highlight represents average.
Source: National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.[1]
Qualitative Measures (BETA)
For 6 of 24 titles that have known qualitative measurements, this graph reveals the aggregated low, high, and average qualitative measures for the books in this list. We hope this range of information shows the variety and differentiation of this collection.
Qualitative Text Complexity Ranges
= low and high range of submitted values = average of submitted values
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- Exceedingly
Qualitative measures for each title are determined by crowd sourced results from professional educators who complete the literary or informational text complexity rubrics. These are relatively new on TeachingBooks so only a small percentage of all the titles have currently been evaluated. Perhaps you can help?
Instructional Materials Summary
Below please find a summary of available multimedia texts and instructional materials that enrich and deepen the discussion of the titles on this list.
- 35 Videos
- 24 Book Readings
- 51 Lesson Plans
- Total of 399 resources
Details for Each Book
Below are the titles on Colorin Colorado's "Refugees Middle Grade Books". If you wish to see the curricular areas, genres, Lexile® and Qualitative measures, along with the collection of ready-to-use instructional materials, go online to TeachingBooks at: https://school.teachingbooks.net/QL724S8
The Breadwinner
by Deborah Ellis Deborah Ellis
Book 1 of the Breadwinner Series
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian (Global), Gender, Immigrant / Refugee, South Asian, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 710
- Year Published: 2000
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Cuba in My Pocket
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee, Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (Latin America), Latino (US / Canada)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 760
- Year Published: 2021
Escape from Aleppo
by N.H. Senzai
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Middle Eastern, Immigrant / Refugee
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 880
- Year Published: 2018
Escape from Saigon: How a Vietnam War Orphan Became an American Boy
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee, Asian, Asian American, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 930
- Year Published: 2004
The Girl from Aleppo: Nujeen's Escape from War to Freedom
by Nujeen Mustafa and Christina Lamb
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Disability, Middle Eastern, Immigrant / Refugee
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2017
Girl of Kosovo
by Alice Mead
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 640
- Year Published: 2003
Home of the Brave
- Genres: Poetry, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee, African (Global), African American, African
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2007
I Lived on Butterfly Hill
by Marjorie Agosin and Lee White
- Grades Used: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee, Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (Latin America)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 770
- Year Published: 2014
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Very Complex
- Text Organization: Very Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Exceedingly Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Exceedingly Complex
- Life Experiences: Exceedingly Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
Inside Out & Back Again
by Thanhhà Lại
- Grades Used: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Poetry
- Cultural Experiences: Asian American, Asian (Global), Immigrant / Refugee
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 2011
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Slightly Complex
- Conventionality: Moderately Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Life Experiences: Very Complex
- Cultural Knowledge: Very Complex
Kiki and Jacques
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 640
- Year Published: 2015
Mai Ya's Long Journey
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee, Asian American, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1020
- Year Published: 2005
Out of Iraq: Refugees' Stories in Words, Paintings and Music
- Genres: Nonfiction, Poetry
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee
- Curricular Areas: Art, History, Music, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2010
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for Out of IraqOutcasts United: A Refugee Team, An American Town
- Grades Used: 6, 7, 8
- Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Sports
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Physical Education, Social Studies
- Lexile: 980
- Year Published: 2009
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Moderately Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: N/A
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Very Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
- Intertextuality: Exceedingly Complex
Parvana's Journey
by Deborah Ellis Deborah Ellis
Book 2 of the Breadwinner Series
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian, Asian (Global), Gender, Immigrant / Refugee, South Asian, Women / Girls
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 700
- Year Published: 2002
Serafina's Promise
by Ann E. Burg
- Genres: Poetry, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: African (Global), Immigrant / Refugee, Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (Latin America)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 590
- Year Published: 2013
Shooting Kabul
by N.H. Senzai
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee, South Asian, Muslim, Asian American, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 2010
Someday We Will Fly
- Genres: Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Jewish
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History
- Lexile: 800
- Year Published: 2019
Somos Como Las Nubes / We Are Like the Clouds
by Jorge Argueta and Alfonso Ruano
- Genres: Picture Book, Poetry
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee, Latino/a/e/x (Global), Latino (Latin America)
- Curricular Areas: Spanish, Social Studies
- Lexile: Unknown
- Year Published: 2016
The Stone Goddess
by Minfong Ho
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 1020
- Year Published: 2003
Stormy Seas: Stories of Young Boat Refugees
by Mary Beth Leatherdale and Eleanor Shakespeare
- Grades Used: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 890
- Year Published: 2017
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Slightly Complex
- Text Organization: Moderately Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Very Complex
- Conventionality: Slightly Complex
- Vocabulary: Moderately Complex
- Sentence Structure: Moderately Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Very Complex
- Intertextuality: Very Complex
Tangled Threads: A Hmong Girl's Story
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Asian American, Asian, Asian (Global), Immigrant / Refugee
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies
- Lexile: 630
- Year Published: 2003
When Stars Are Scattered
by Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, and Iman Geddy
- Grades Used: 6
- Genres: Biography, Graphic Novel, Nonfiction
- Cultural Experiences: African, African (Global), Disability, Immigrant / Refugee
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 530
- Year Published: 2020
Qualitative Measures:
- Meaning: Exceedingly Complex
- Text Organization: Exceedingly Complex
- Use of Visual Features: Exceedingly Complex
- Conventionality: Exceedingly Complex
- Vocabulary: Exceedingly Complex
- Sentence Structure: Exceedingly Complex
- Subject Matter Knowledge: Exceedingly Complex
- Intertextuality: Exceedingly Complex
White Bird: A Wonder Story
by R.J. Palacio
- Genres: Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Jewish
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
- Lexile: 440
- Year Published: 2019
Qualitative Measures:
View all instructional resources and text complexity results for White BirdWords in the Dust
by Trent Reedy
- Genres: Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experiences: Immigrant / Refugee, South Asian, Gender, Asian, Women / Girls, Asian (Global)
- Curricular Areas: English Language Arts, Health
- Lexile: 670
- Year Published: 2011
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