Harbor Me
by Jacqueline Woodson
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- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
- Immigrant / Refugee
- Multiracial / Mixed Race
- African American
Year Published 2018
Word Count 31,720
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 630L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 196472, 4 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Family problems--Fiction
- Schools
- Dysfunctional families
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Adolescenc
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Adolescence
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Issues)
- Juvenile Fiction | Disabilities & Special Needs
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / African American
- African Americans--Fiction
- Family problems
- African Americans
- Schools--Fiction
- Hispanic Americans
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Hispanic Americans--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General (see also
- Friendship--Fiction
- Friendship
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United S
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Adolescence & Coming of Age
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Awards & Distinctions 10

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2019

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2019

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2019

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2018

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2018

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2018

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2018
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