We Are Not Free
From New York Times best-selling and acclaimed author Traci Chee comes WE ARE NOT FREE, the collective account of a tight-knit group of young Nisei, second-generation Japanese American citizens, whose lives are irrevocably changed by the mass U.S. incarcerations of World War II.
Fourteen teens who have grown up together in Japantown, San Francisco. Fourteen teens who form a community and a family, as interconnected as they are conflicted. Fourteen teens whose lives are turned upside down when over 100,000 people of Japanese ancestry are removed from their homes and forced into desolate incarceration camps.
In a world that seems determined to hate them, these young Nisei must rally together as racism and injustice threaten to pull them apart.
National Book Award Finalist
Printz Honor Book
Walter Honor Book
Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Honor Book
Target age group 12 and up
Fourteen teens who have grown up together in Japantown, San Francisco. Fourteen teens who form a community and a family, as interconnected as they are conflicted. Fourteen teens whose lives are turned upside down when over 100,000 people of Japanese ancestry are removed from their homes and forced into desolate incarceration camps.
In a world that seems determined to hate them, these young Nisei must rally together as racism and injustice threaten to pull them apart.
National Book Award Finalist
Printz Honor Book
Walter Honor Book
Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Honor Book
Target age group 12 and up
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CategoryYoung Adult Fiction
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Age Group13 to 14 yrs
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Grade Level6-8
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LanguageEnglish
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BindingHardcover
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Theme 1Social, Personal & Family Topics
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Theme 2History
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Detailed (BISAC) Subject/ThemePrejudice & Racism
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AwardsPrintz Award (YALSA) - Honor
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AuthorChee, Traci
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Lexile Level860
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AR Level5.5
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DeweyFiction
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PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt
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Publication Date9/1/2020
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Pages400
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Dimensions1.6 H × 8.2 L × 5.6 W
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Case Qty31
