We Are Not Free
by Traci Chee
45 Total Resources 12 Awards 27 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Asian American
Year Published 2020
Word Count 88,258
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 860L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 509938, 14 AR Points
- OverDrive Digital Book Details Explore on Marketplace
- 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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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Reading Guide from Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation
Created by Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation
Teaching Ideas from Lit Lessons
Created by Lit Lessons
Invitation to Imagine from Traci Chee
Created by TeachingBooks
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Educator Guide from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Created by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Book Readings 3
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Video Book Reading narrated by Traci Chee
Created by National Book Foundation
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Audiobook Excerpt of "Clip #2" narrated by various narrators
Created by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Audiobook Excerpt of "Clip #1" narrated by various narrators
Created by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Book Trailers 1
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Book Talk from Edmonton Public Library
Created by Edmonton Public Library
Vocabulary Lists 1
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Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 12
![Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2024](/images/awards/32.jpg)
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2024
Finalist, 2022
![Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2024](/images/list_image/97.jpg.pagespeed.ce.6K5ed4nF76.jpg)
Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2024
Honor, 2021
![Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024](/images/awards/79.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Xpp4I88NBl.jpg)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2021
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
![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, 2021
![Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024](/images/awards/146.png.pagespeed.ce.Mab2xOF0V-.png)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2021
![Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024](/images/awards/104.png)
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2021
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023](/images/awards/89.jpg.pagespeed.ce.B9zziK7vbV.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2020
![Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023](/images/awards/147.png.pagespeed.ce.nDFd7JXV8J.png)
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Young Adult Selection, 2020
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