The Night Diary
by Veera Hiranandani
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- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
- South Asian
- Asian
- Muslim
Year Published 2018
Word Count 51,983
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 700L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 194398, 8 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Refugees
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
- Hindus
- Diaries
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Muslims--India--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Asia
- Family life--India--Fiction
- India
- Hindus--Fiction
- Partition, 1947
- Family life
- India--History--Partition, 1947--Fiction
- History
- Families
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
- Refugees--Fiction
- Muslims
- Diaries--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Global Reading
- Great Middle School Reads
- Living Through Big Changes
- Inequity, Equality, and Organizing
- South Asian History and Culture
- Novels to Help Process the Pandemic
- Author-Fan Face-off
- Asian and South Asian Characters
- Tales of Courage: AAPI Heritage
- Historical Fiction: AAPI Heritage
- Historical Fiction: AAPI Heritage
- Historical Fiction: AAPI Heritage
- Muslim Characters
- Celebrate Muslim Culture
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Awards & Distinctions 13
![Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2024](/images/awards/58.jpg)
Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2024
Honor, 2019
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Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Audiobooks Selection, 2019
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ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2019
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Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
World History & Culture Selection, 2019
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CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
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South Asia Book Award for Children's & Young Adult Literature, 2012-2023
Honor, 2019
![Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024](/images/awards/106.png)
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2019
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Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2019
![John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024](/images/list_image/107.jpg)
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Honor, 2019
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Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Elementary Selection, 2018
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SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2018
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