The Lines We Cross
by Randa Abdel-Fattah
Teenage Michael’s dad is the founder of Aussie Values, a new anti-immigrant... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
- Muslim
Year Published 2017
Word Count 76,263
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 690L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 188809, 11.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places | United States - General
- Ethnic relations
- Refugees
- Australia--Fiction
- Muslims--Australia--Fiction
- Love--Fiction
- 21st century
- Interpersonal attraction--Juvenile fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
- Muslim families
- Australia
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Politics and government
- Australia--Politics and government--21st century--Juvenile literature
- Muslim families--Australia--Juvenile fiction
- Family life
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Assimilation
- Love
- Emigration and immigration
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Ethnic relations--Fiction
- Family life--Australia--Fiction
- Families
- Australia--Ethnic relations--Juvenile fiction
- Interpersonal attraction
- Emigration and immigration--Fiction
- Refugees--Fiction
- Refugees--Australia--Juvenile fiction
- Muslims
- Families--Australia--Juvenile fiction
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Global Reading
- Exploring the Refugee Crisis
- Race and Racism
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About the Author 1
Author Interviews 2
Interview with Randa Abdel-Fattah
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
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Book Readings 1
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Awards & Distinctions 3
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2021
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Young Adults Selection, 2017
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