The Importance of Wings
by Robin Friedman
An Israeli immigrant's journey to become a "real" American.
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- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Jewish
Year Published 2009
Word Count 25,162
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 650L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 130117, 4 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Identity
- Israelis
- Sisters--Fiction
- Loss (Psychology)
- Juvenile Fiction | General
- Identity--Fiction
- Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)
- Self-confidence--Fiction
- Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)--History--20th century--Fiction
- Israelis--United States--Fiction
- Self-perception
- Sisters
- History
- Loss (Psychology)--Fiction
- United States
- Self-perception--Fiction
- Friendship--Fiction
- Friendship
- Self-confidence
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Awards & Distinctions 1
Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2024
Winner, 2010
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