The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens
by Brooke Hauser
Some walked across deserts and mountains to get here. Others flew in on planes. One... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
Year Published 2011
Word Count 106,271
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1140L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 161140, 18 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- High school seniors
- Social Science | Emigration & Immigration
- Education | Secondary
- International High School (New York, N.Y.)--Students--Case studies
- New York
- Children of immigrants
- New York (State)
- Students
- High school seniors--New York (State)--New York--Case studies
- Education (Secondary)
- Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects
- Children of immigrants--Education (Secondary)--New York (State)--New York--Case studies
- International High School (New York, N.Y.)
- Lists With This Book
- Refugees from Asia
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Author Interviews 2
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Awards & Distinctions 1
Alex Awards, 1998-2024
Winner, 2012
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