We Are Not Free Explained

Genre:	Young adult fiction, Historical fiction
Isbn:	9780358131434
Media Type:	Print
Release Date:	September 1, 2020
Publisher:	HMH Books for Young Readers
Subject:	World War II
We Are Not Free
Language:	English
Country:	United States
Author:	Traci Chee

We Are Not Free is a young adult historical fiction novel by Traci Chee, published September 1, 2020 by HMH Books for Young Readers. TIME included it on their list of the 100 best young adult novels of all time.^[1]

Reception

Reviews

We Are Not Free received starred reviews from Booklist,^[2] Publishers Weekly,^[3] School Library Journal,^[4] and Kirkus Reviews.^[5]

Kirkus Reviews named We Are Not Free one of the best young adult novels of 2020,^[5] and TIME included it on their list of the 100 best young adult novels of all time.^[6]

Awards and accolades

Accolades for We Are Not Free!Year!Accolade!Result!Ref.

2020	National Book Award for Young People's Literature	Finalist
2021	Michael L. Printz Award	Honor	^[7]
	Walter Dean Myers Award	Honor	^[8] ^[9]
	YALSA's Best Fiction for Young Adults	Selection	^[10]
	YALSA's Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults	Top 10	^[11] ^[12]
2022	Asian/Pacific American Award for Youth Literature	Honor	^[13]

Notes and References

1. The 100 Best YA Books of All Time. 2022-01-30. Time. en.
2. Web site: Carton. Debbie. 2020-04-01. We Are Not Free. 2022-01-20. Booklist.
3. Web site: Children's Book Review: We Are Not Free by Traci Chee. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $17.99 (400p) ISBN 978-0-358-13143-4. 2022-01-20. PublishersWeekly.com. en.
4. Web site: Kwong. DeHanza. We Are Not Free. 2022-01-20. School Library Journal.
5. Web site: 2020-04-05. We Are Not Free. 2022-01-20. Kirkus Reviews.
6. The 100 Best YA Books of All Time. 2022-01-30. Time. en.
7. Web site: Morales. Macey. 2021-01-25. 'Everything Sad is Untrue (a true story)' wins 2021 Printz Award. 2022-01-20. News and Press Center. American Library Association. en.
8. Web site: Schaub. Michael. 2021-01-22. Winners of the Walter Dean Myers Awards Announced. 2022-01-20. Kirkus Reviews. en.
9. Web site: Nutt. Gina. 2021-03-15. Walter Dean Myers Awards. 2022-01-20. Shelf Awareness.
10. Web site: 2021-01-14. 2021 Best Fiction for Young Adults. 2022-01-20. Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). en.
11. Web site: 2021-01-05. 2021 Top Ten Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults. 2022-01-20. Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). en.
12. Web site: Lam. Anna. 2021-01-06. YALSA names 2021 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults. 2022-01-20. News and Press Center. en.
13. Web site: 2022 Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature Winners – APALA . 24 January 2022 . 2022-11-05 . en-US.