Nim and the War Effort
by Milly Lee and Yangsook Choi
The story concerns a typical World War II school project, a newspaper drive with... read more
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- Grade
- 1-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Area
- Asian / Pacific American
Year Published 1997
Word Count 3,606
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 710L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 17272
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Science
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--United States--Fiction
- Chinese Americans--Juvenile fiction
- Competition (Psychology)
- Grandfathers--Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Values & Virtues
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - General
- Competition (Psychology)--Fiction
- Chinese Americans--Fiction
- United States
- Grandfathers
- World War, 1939-1945--United States--Juvenile fiction
- Chinese Americans
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Yangsook Choi
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
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Awards & Distinctions 3

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 1998

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2020
Selection, 1998

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1997
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