Girl of the Southern Sea
by Michelle Kadarusman
From the time she was a little girl, Nia has dreamed up adventures about the Javanese... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2019
Word Count 38,128
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 660L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 502017
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables | Asian
- Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Asia
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Homelessness & Poverty
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Awards & Distinctions 4

Outstanding International Books, 2006-2021
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2020

Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2019
Author Finalist, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Middle Selection, 2019

Freeman Book Awards, 2016-2020
Honor, 2019
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