# We Are Not Free: A Printz Honor Winner - Hardcover

by **Traci Chee** (Author)

**\* NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST \* PRINTZ HONOR BOOK \* WALTER HONOR BOOK \*** **ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR LITERATURE HONOR BOOK \***

From _New York Times_ best-selling and acclaimed author Traci Chee comes _We Are Not Free,_ the collective account of a tight-knit group of young Nisei, second-generation Japanese American citizens, whose lives are irrevocably changed by the mass U.S. incarcerations of World War II.

Fourteen teens who have grown up together in Japantown, San Francisco.

Fourteen teens who form a community and a family, as interconnected as they are conflicted.

Fourteen teens whose lives are turned upside down when over 100,000 people of Japanese ancestry are removed from their homes and forced into desolate incarceration camps.

In a world that seems determined to hate them, these young Nisei must rally together as racism and injustice threaten to pull them apart.

### Author Biography

**Traci Chee** is a New York Times bestselling author of the YA fantasy trilogy- _The Reader_, _The Speaker_, and _The Storyteller_ which were shortlisted and nominated for multiple awards and accolades. In _We Are Not Free,_ Chee changes gears, pulling from her own family history in this stunning and evocative novel, one that resonates so deeply against today's tumultuous political backdrop. Visit her at www.tracichee.com, on Twitter @tracichee and on Facebook and Instagram @TraciCheeAuthor.

**Number of Pages:** 400

**Dimensions:** 1.6 x 8.2 x 5.6 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** September 01, 2020

**Award:** Michael L. Printz Award (2021)

**Award:** National Book Awards (2020)

**Award:** Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (2022)

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** We Are Not Free

**Interest Level:** Upper Grades, 9-12

**Reading Level:** 5.5

**Point Value:** 14

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