Invasion
by Walter Dean Myers
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2013
Word Count 51,151
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 760L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 160810, 8 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Subject Headings
- United States--Armed Forces--African Americans--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction
- 20th century
- Campaigns
- Soldiers
- Participation, African American
- World War, 1939-1945
- War stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Normandy (France)--History--20th century--Fiction
- Segregation--United States--History--20th century--Fiction
- Normandy (France)
- Soldiers--Fiction
- Segregation
- Segregation--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction
- African American soldiers--Fiction
- War
- Normandy
- France--History--20th century--Fiction
- Normandy (France)--History--Juvenile fiction
- African Americans
- History
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American--Juvenile fiction
- African American soldiers--Juvenile fiction
- United States
- War--Fiction
- Armed Forces
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy--Juvenile fiction
- France
- African American soldiers
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Military & Wars
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction
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- Holocaust and World War II
- Paired Nonfiction & Fiction
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Awards & Distinctions 4
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
World History & Culture Selection, 2014
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