Denied, Detained, Deported: Stories from the Dark Side of American Immigration
by Ann Bausum
Emma Lazarus’s poem “New Colossus,” followed by a new poem by Naomi... read more
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- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
Year Published 2009
Word Count 13,378
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1170L
- ATOS Reading Level: 8.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 130426, 2.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Immigrants
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - General
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science | Politics & Government
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Emigration & Immigration
- Immigrants--United States--History
- United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy--History
- History
- Emigration and immigration
- United States
- Government policy
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Ann Bausum about Denied, Detained, Deported
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Ann Bausum
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Classroom Suggestions from Ann Bausum
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Richard Poe
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Awards & Distinctions 3

Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2022
Winner, 2010

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2022
Selection, 2010
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