Uprooted: The Japanese American Experience During World War II
by Albert Marrin
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- Asian American
Year Published 2016
Word Count 60,821
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1050L
- ATOS Reading Level: 8.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 185290, 11.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945--Juvenile literature
- Japanese Americans
- World War, 1939-1945
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Topics | Emigration & Immigration
- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
- World War, 1939-1945--Japanese Americans--Juvenile literature
- Young Adult Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- Lists With This Book
- Sample: EL Education, Grades 6-8
Our Original Resources 4
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Readings 1

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Awards & Distinctions 3

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2017

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
History Selection, 2017
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