Girls on the Line
by Jennie Liu
A powerful, dual-narrative coming-of-age story set in 2009 China.
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- Grade
- 9-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Asian
Year Published 2018
Word Count 60,557
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 720L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 512059, 9 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Orphans--Fiction
- China
- Orphans
- Factories
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Pregnancy
- Pregnancy--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Girls & Women
- Pregnancy
- Pregnant teenagers
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places | Asia
- Factories--Fiction
- Missing persons--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Missing persons
- Young Adult Fiction | Mysteries & Detective Stories
- China--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Jennie Liu about Girls on the Line
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jennie Liu
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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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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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Awards & Distinctions 2

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2019

Freeman Book Awards, 2016-2024
Honor, 2018
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