Follett Content Book Detail: They Called Us Enemy by Takei, George

Name: They Called Us Enemy
Author: Takei, George

ALL BOOKS & HANDS-ON LISTS > RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR GRADE 8

Unlock Price & Details

They Called Us Enemy

Author: Takei, George

Buy this Book

Follett Number: 1686WE0
Audience: Young Adult
Publisher: Top Shelf Productions, 2019
Format: 204 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm
Dewey: 791.44
Classifications: Autobiography; Nonfiction

Subjects:

Actors United States Biography Comic Books, Strips, Etc

Autobiographical Comics

Comics (Graphic Works)

Japanese Americans Evacuation and Relocation, 1942-1945 Comic Books, Strips, Etc

Nonfiction Comics

Takei, George, 1937- Comic Books, Strips, Etc

World War, 1939-1945 United States Comic Books, Strips, Etc

Actor, author, and activist George Takei recounts his childhood imprisoned within American concentration camps for Japanese Americans during World War II and the impact the experience had on his later life.

View the complete list of global reading levels for each title to select resources for every grade that are in line with your student's needs.

Audience: Young Adult
AR Reading Level:
AR Points:
AR Interest Level:
AR Quiz Number:
AR Quiz Language:
Lexile:
Reading Counts Reading Level:
Reading Counts Points:

Unlock Reading Levels

Our professional books reviews are licensed from numerous distinguished publications in the field of children's and young adult literature across a wide range of genres and subject areas provided free of charge with the creation of a Titlewave^® account.

Booklist starred (July 2019 (Vol. 115, No. 21)) (256 words; 1,642 chars)
Horn Book Guide starred (Fall 2019) (64 words; 468 chars)
Kirkus Reviews starred (August 15, 2019) (246 words; 1,639 chars)
Library Journal - web only (July 26, 2019) (230 words; 1,549 chars)
Publishers Weekly (July 8, 2019) (274 words; 1,722 chars)
School Library Journal Xpress (June 28, 2019) (283 words; 1,800 chars)

Create Your FREE Titlewave Account to See Full Reviews

Buy This Book

Back To List

More titles from this list Recommended Books for Grade 8.

Export List

The Librarian of Auschwitz
Iturbe, Antonio

We Are Not Free
Chee, Traci

Internment
Ahmed, Samira

Uprooted : the Japanese American Experience During World War II
Marrin, Albert

Fish for Jimmy : Inspired By One Family's Experience in a Japanese American Internment Camp
Yamasaki, Katie

The Boy Who Dared
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell

The Dragon Slayer : Folktales From Latin America
Hernandez, Jaime

La Llorona = the Weeping Woman : an Hispanic Legend Told in Spanish and English
Hayes, Joe

The Story of Seeds : From Mendel's Garden to Your Plate, and How There's More of Less To Eat Around the World
Castaldo, Nancy F

Survivors Club : the True Story of a Very Young Prisoner of Auschwitz
Bornstein, Michael

Hana's Suitcase : the Quest to Solve a Holocaust Mystery
Levine, Karen

Weedflower
Kadohata, Cynthia

Back To List

This list has not been tailored based on budget, curriculum, or other specifications. We encourage you to review this list closely to ensure that it meets the needs of your school community before placing your order.