Land of the Cranes
by Aida Salazar • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (Latin America)
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2020
Word Count 22,678
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 510231, 3 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Detention of persons--Fiction
- Families--California--Los Angeles--Juvenile fiction
- Deportation--United States--Juvenile fiction
- Detention of persons--United States--Juvenile fiction
- Deportation--Fiction
- Illegal aliens--Fiction
- Mexicans--California--Los Angeles--Juvenile fiction
- Families--Fiction
- Immigrants--United States--Juvenile fiction
- Novels in verse
- Immigrants--Fiction
- Mexicans--United States--Fiction
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Awards & Distinctions 13

Américas Award, 1993-2023
Winner, 2021

Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2024
Honor, 2021

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2023
Second Place Winner, 2021

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2023
Selection, 2021

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2024
Selection, 2021

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2021

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2023
Selection, 2021

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2020
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