The Other Side: Stories of Central American Teen Refugees Who Dream of Crossing the Border
by Juan Pablo Villalobos
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
- Immigrant / Refugee
- Latino (Latin America)
Year Published 2019
Word Count 21,989
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 810L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 508756, 3 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- Spanish
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Topics | Emigration & Immigration
- Young Adult Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Emigration and immigration
- Central America--Emigration and immigration--Juvenile literature
- Central America
- Young Adult People & Places
- Teenage refugees
- United States--Emigration and immigration--Juvenile literature
- Teenage refugees--Central America--Juvenile literature
- United States
- Refugees
- Teenage immigrants
- Teenage immigrants--Central America--Juvenile literature
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Awards & Distinctions 6
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2020
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2020
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
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