The land of the cranes
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Scholastic Press, 2020.
Physical Desc
240 pages
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 3
Status
San Luis Obispo Library - Children's Fiction - Middle Grade Fiction
J FIC
3 available
J FIC
3 available
Arroyo Grande Library - Children's Fiction - Middle Grade Fiction
J FIC
1 available
J FIC
1 available
Atascadero Library - Children's Fiction - Middle Grade Fiction
J FIC
1 available
J FIC
1 available
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| San Luis Obispo Library - Children's Fiction - Middle Grade Fiction | J FIC | On Shelf |
| San Luis Obispo Library - Children's Fiction - Middle Grade Fiction | J FIC | On Shelf |
| San Luis Obispo Library - Children's Fiction - Middle Grade Fiction | J FIC | On Shelf |
| Arroyo Grande Library - Children's Fiction - Middle Grade Fiction | J FIC | Youth Services Coordinator |
| Arroyo Grande Library - Children's Fiction - Middle Grade Fiction | J FIC | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Children's fiction.
Deportation -- United States -- Juvenile fiction.
Detention of persons -- United States -- Juvenile fiction.
Families -- California -- Los Angeles -- Juvenile fiction.
Immigrants -- United States -- Juvenile fiction.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Juvenile fiction.
Mexicans -- California -- Los Angeles -- Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse.
Deportation -- United States -- Juvenile fiction.
Detention of persons -- United States -- Juvenile fiction.
Families -- California -- Los Angeles -- Juvenile fiction.
Immigrants -- United States -- Juvenile fiction.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Juvenile fiction.
Mexicans -- California -- Los Angeles -- Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse.
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Published
New York : Scholastic Press, 2020.
Format
Book
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 5.1, 3 Points
Level 5.1, 3 Points
Notes
Description
Nine-year-old Betita and her parents fled Mexico after her uncle was killed by the cartels, and settled in Los Angeles seeking political asylum and safety in what her father calls Aztlan, the land of the cranes; but now they have been swept up by by the government's Immigration Customs Enforcement, her father deported back to Mexico, and Betita and her mother confined in a family detention camp--Betita finds heart in her imagination and the picture poems her father taught her, but each day threatens to further tear her family apart.
Target Audience
Ages 8-12.,Scholastic.
Target Audience
Grades 4-6.,Scholastic.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,5.1,3,510231.
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