Land of the cranes
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Scholastic Press, 2020.
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Status
Stratford High - Teen Fiction
F Sal
1 available
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1 available
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Stratford High - Teen Fiction | F Sal | On Shelf |
| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Bellevue - Kids Fiction | JUV Fiction Salazar | On Shelf |
| Bordeaux - Kids Fiction | JUV Fiction Salazar | On Shelf |
| Donelson - Kids Fiction | JUV Fiction Salazar | In Processing |
| Southeast - Kids Fiction | JUV Fiction Salazar | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
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.
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
Physical Desc
243 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Reading Level
MG
Level 5.1, 3 Points
Level 5.1, 3 Points
Lexile measure
890
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.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Salazar, A. (2020). Land of the cranes (First edition.). Scholastic Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Salazar, Aida. 2020. Land of the Cranes. Scholastic Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Salazar, Aida. Land of the Cranes Scholastic Press, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Salazar, Aida. Land of the Cranes First edition., Scholastic Press, 2020.
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