Nim and the War Effort by Milly Lee

A wonderful story of culture and character during the second World War.
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Resource: picture book, fiction
Time: 1943
Place: America

Summary:
In San Francisco's Chinatown there lived a girl named Nim. She was in a contest to see which student could collect the most paper for the war effort.  She and a vile little boy were neck and neck.  She used a bit of creativity to win the contest, showing a great deal of character in the endeavor.  There is a lot of wonderful description about Chinese American life during this time period.  Illustrated in full color by Yangsook Choi

Potentially Objectionable Content:
none

Reading Level: grade 3-5
Lexile Measure: 510L
Guided Reading Level: P


Format Links
Book

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