We Are Not Free
by Traci Chee
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Asian American
Year Published 2020
Word Count 88,258
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 509938, 14.0 AR Points
- 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
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Traci Chee
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Traci Chee “We Are Not Free Virtual Book Tour”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 12
Meet-the-Author Recording with Traci Chee
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Traci Chee “We Are Not Free Virtual Book Tour”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Interview with Traci Chee
Created by University of California, Santa Cruz
American Sign Language and English (Bilingual) 2020 National Book Awards Teen Press Conference Interview with Traci Chee
Created by National Book Foundation
Research Stories #5 with Traci Chee
Created by Traci Chee
Research Stories #4 with Traci Chee
Created by Traci Chee
Research Stories #3 with Traci Chee
Created by Traci Chee
Research Stories #2 with Traci Chee
Created by Traci Chee
Research Stories #1 with Traci Chee
Created by Traci Chee
Interview with Traci Chee
Created by Horn Book
Guest post by Traci Chee
Created by Booklist Online
Interview with Traci Chee
Created by Toasted Cheese
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Invitation to Imagine from Traci Chee
Created by TeachingBooks
Educator Guide from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Created by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Book Readings 2
Audiobook Excerpt of "Clip #2" narrated by various narrators
Created by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Audiobook Excerpt of "Clip #1" narrated by various narrators
Created by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
Created by Vocabulary.com
Awards & Distinctions 9
Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2021
Honor, 2021
Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2021
Honor, 2021
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2021
Selection, 2021
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2021
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2021
Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Honor, 2021
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
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