We Are Not Free
by Traci Chee
The voices of 14 teenagers and young adults, all friends and acquaintances from San... read more
23 Total Resources 4 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Area
- Asian / Pacific American
Year Published 2020
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945--Juvenile fiction
- California--History--20th century--Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945--United States--Fiction
- California--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction
- Japanese American families--Juvenile fiction
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--United States--Juvenile fiction
- Prejudices--Juvenile fiction
- Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945--Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945--Japanese Americans--Juvenile fiction
- Concentration camps--United States--Juvenile fiction
- Prejudices--Fiction
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Traci Chee about We Are Not Free
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Traci Chee
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Traci Chee “We Are Not Free Virtual Book Tour”
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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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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Invitation to Imagine from Traci Chee
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Educator Guide from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Book Readings 2

Audiobook Excerpt of "Clip #2" narrated by various narrators
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Audiobook Excerpt of "Clip #1" narrated by various narrators
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Vocabulary Lists 1

Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 4

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2020
Selection, 2020

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

Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Finalist, 2020
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