We're Not from Here
by Geoff Rodkey
When Lan Mifune’s family and others emerge from bio-suspension after a 20-... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Humor
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
Year Published 2019
Word Count 60,633
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 740L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 502874, 9.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
- Extraterrestrial beings--Fiction
- Children's Books/All Ages
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
- Human beings--Fiction
- Extraterrestrial beings--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Science Fiction | General
- JUVENILE FICTION--Social Themes--Emigration & Immigration
- Human-alien encounters--Juvenile fiction
- Human beings--Juvenile fiction
- Outer space--Juvenile fiction
- Outer space--Fiction
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Geoff Rodkey about We're Not from Here
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Geoff Rodkey
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 3
Meet-the-Author Recording with Geoff Rodkey
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Interview with Geoff Rodkey
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Guest post by Geoff Rodkey
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Club Guide from Swanton Public Library
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Educators' Guide from Random House Teachers & Librarians
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Dani Martineck
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Vocabulary Lists 1
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Awards & Distinctions 3
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Odyssey Award, 2008-2022
Honor, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Fantasy/Science Fiction Selection, 2019
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