| Nim and the War Effort | |
| ISBN: 9780374455064 Author: Lee, Milly/ Choi, Yangsook (ILT) Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux Published: April 2002 Retail: $6.95 OUR PRICE: $3.14 You Save 55% Binding Type: Paperback Annotation: "Details place the affecting story in a real, not idealized, America." --Kirkus Reviews "It's the last day of the newspaper drive and Nim, a Chinese-American girl in San Francisco during World War II, is determined to win. Her nearest rival has cheated. Undaunted, she leaves Chinatown and walks up Nob Hill after school, determined to find more scrap newspaper. Nim's sweet seriousness and ingenuity are captured in the text and in the luminous, grave illustrations." --The New York Times Book Review "Based on the author's childhood memories, Nim's story celebrates the patriotism of Asian family members in embracing their new home and country and their efforts to maintain their cultural traditions. A fine addition." -- School Library Journal Nim and the War Effort is a 1997 New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Values & Virtues - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Asian American |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 96011595 |
| Lexile Measure: 710 |
| Series: Sunburst Book |
| BISAC category: JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / Asian A |
| Target Grade/Age Group: Grade 2-3, Age 7-8 |
| Grade level: Grade 2-3 |
| Physical Information: 0.25" H x 25.00" L x 9.75" W |
| Bargain Category: Social Issues, Picture Books, Historical Fiction, Early Elementary |
| Grade level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 17272 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Scholastic Reading Counts Info |
| Quiz #: Q08395 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Grades 3-5 Point Value: 2.0 |