When We Make It
by Elisabet Velasquez • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Poetry
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2021
Word Count 33,221
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 830L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 517117, 5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Novels in verse
- Family life--Fiction
- Puerto Ricans--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Transcending Time: YA Historical Fiction
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Elisabet Velasquez
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Awards & Distinctions 7
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Hi-Lo Selection, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2022
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2022
In the Margins Book Awards, 2014-2024
Nonfiction Honor, 2022
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2021
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