The War Outside
by Monica Hesse
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Asian American
Year Published 2018
Word Count 72,746
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 710L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 199090, 11.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--United States--Fiction
- Japanese Americans
- Young Adult Fiction | Romance | Historical
- World War, 1939-1945
- Young Adult Fiction | Historical | Military & Wars
- Crystal City Internment Camp (Crystal City, Tex.)--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Historical | Holocaust
- Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945--Fiction
- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
- German Americans
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Young Adult Fiction | Historical | United States - 21st Century
- German Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1941-1948--Fiction
- Evacuation and relocation, 1941-1948
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Crystal City Internment Camp (Crystal City, T
- Young Adult Fiction | Historical | Europe
- Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure | Survival Stories
- United States
- Crystal City Internment Camp (Crystal City, Tex.)--Juvenile fiction
- Friendship--Fiction
- Friendship
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Sample: EL Education, Grades 6-8
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About the Author 2
Author Interviews 3
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Interview with Monica Hesse
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
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Awards & Distinctions 6
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Audiobooks Selection, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2022
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2019
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2023
Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
History Selection, 2019
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Selection, 2019
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2022
Young Adults Selection, 2018
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