When the Emperor Was Divine
by Julie Otsuka
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- Grade
- 9-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Asian American
Year Published 2002
Word Count 34,199
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 810L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 68644, 5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
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Phoenix Award, 1986-2024
Winner, 2022

Alex Awards, 1998-2025
Winner, 2003
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