Book
Land of the Cranes
by Aida Salazar
- Published
- 2020
- Genre
- Fiction
- Pages
- 256
- Words
- 22678
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 5.1
- AR interest level
- MG — middle grades, 4–8
- Lexile
- 890L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 8–13
Nine-year-old Betita and her parents fled Mexico to escape the cartel wars and settled in Los Angeles, seeking political asylum and safety. She never imagined Papi would be deported and the rest of the family would be put in a detention camp.
Collections
ALSC Notables
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9781338343809
- ISBN-10
- 1338343807
Tags
ALSC NotablesMexicoPeople-Immigrants/EmigrantsPeople-Mexican AmericanPlaces-CampsRealistic FictionSocial Issues-Emigration/ImmigrationUnited States-California