Dear America: The Story of an Undocumented Citizen
by Jose Antonio Vargas
In this young readers’ adaptation of his adult memoir Dear America, Pulitzer... read more
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- Asian American
Year Published 2019
Word Count 26,653
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 990L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 504519, 5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Illegal aliens
- Filipino Americans
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science | Politics & Government
- Journalists
- Illegal aliens--United States--Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Emigration & Immigration
- Vargas, Jose Antonio
- United States
- Journalists--United States--Biography
- Filipino Americans--Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists
- Motion picture producers and directors--United States--Biography
- Motion picture producers and directors
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Political
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Jose Antonio Vargas
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Awards & Distinctions 1
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2020
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