We Were There, Too!: Young People in U.S. History
by Phillip Hoose
"This may be the most exhilarating and revelatory history of our country. It is... read more
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2001
Word Count 99,733
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 950L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 54943, 17 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Children--Biography
- Youth
- Children
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- United States--Biography--Anecdotes--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - General
- Children--United States--Biography--Anecdotes--Juvenile literature
- United States--History--Anecdotes--Juvenile literature
- Youth--United States--Biography--Anecdotes--Juvenile literature
- History
- Youth--Biography
- United States
- United States--History
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- Lists With This Book
- SpringBoard, Grade 7 Unit 2
- Journeys, Grade 5
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Awards & Distinctions 4
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2002
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2001
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2001
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