When Clouds Touch Us
by Thanhhà Lại
A Boston Globe–Horn Book Award finalist!
Inspired by the author’s... read more
23 Total Resources 4 Awards 1 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- Asian American
- Immigrant / Refugee
Year Published 2023
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 880L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Immigrants--Fiction
- Moving, Household
- Moving, Household--Juvenile fiction
- Immigrants--Juvenile fiction
- Vietnamese Americans
- Emigration and immigration--Fiction
- Novels in verse--Juvenile fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / Asian American & Pacific Islander
- Novels in verse
- Immigrants
- Vietnamese Americans--Juvenile fiction
- Vietnamese Americans--Fiction
- Immigration and emigration--Fiction
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Juvenile fiction
- Immigration and emigration--Juvenile fiction
- Lists With This Book
- WOW Social and Emotional Growth
- Refugee Experiences: Searching for Home
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Thanhhà Lại
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Educator's Guide from HarperStacks
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Teachers' Notes from University of Queensland Press
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Brigid Mai Khanh Leahy
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Book Trailers 1
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Awards & Distinctions 4

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2024

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2023
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