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Age Range
9 - 16
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2006-01-01
Page Count
128
Publisher
Artuher A. Levine Books
Grade Level
4th - 10th
ISBN
9780439895293
Lexile
NP
Themes
challenges of immigration

The Arrival

Written and Illustrated by Shaun Tan
A graphic novel told completely in pictures about a father moving to an imaginary place to find work to better support his family. The book captures the hope, dreams, loneliness, and isolation of a new immigrant.
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Age Range
9 - 16
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2006-01-01
Page Count
128
Publisher
Artuher A. Levine Books
Grade Level
4th - 10th
ISBN
9780439895293
Lexile
NP
Themes
challenges of immigration
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