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Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"This novel in verse is a powerful first-person account of Misael Martínez, a Salvadoran boy whose family joins the caravan heading north to the United States. We learn all the different reasons why people feel the need to leave - the hope that lies behind their decision, but also the terrible sadness of leaving home. We learn about how far and hard the trip is, but also about the kindness of those along the way. Finally, once the caravan arrives...
5) Islandborn
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Lola was just a baby when her family left the Island, so when she has to draw it for a school assignment, she asks her family, friends, and neighbors about their memories of her homeland ... and in the process, comes up with a new way of understanding her own heritage"--
7) Fiona's lace
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
"Fiona and her family moved from Ireland to Chicago to begin a new life. Yet, when the family is struck with misfortune, will Fiona's lace help save them?"--
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
The experiences of people coming to the United States from many different lands are conveyed in the words of a contemporary young girl visiting Ellis Island and of a girl who immigrated in about 1910, as well as by quotes from early twentieth century immigrants and Ellis Island officials.
11) Teacup
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"A boy travels across the sea in a rowboat in search of a new home, making a journey that is long and difficult--but also filled with beauty and hope"--
12) Sugar in milk
Author
Publisher
RP Kids
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
"A young immigrant girl joins her aunt and uncle in a new country that is unfamiliar to her. She struggles with loneliness, with a fierce longing for the culture and familiarity of home, until one day, her aunt takes her on a walk. As the duo strolls through their city park, the girl's aunt begins to tell her an old myth, and a story within the story begins. A long time ago, a group of refugees arrived on a foreign shore. The local king met them,...
Author
Series
Turtle of Oman volume 1
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
When Aref, a third-grader who lives in Muscat, Oman, refuses to pack his suitcase and prepare to move to Michigan, his mother asks for help from his grandfather, his Siddi, who takes Aref around the country, storing up memories he can carry with him to a new home.
15) Facing fear
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Enrique is a U.S. citizen - but the rest of his family isn't. When he hears a rumor of a police raid, Enrique must face the possibility of being separated from his parents and sister"--
17) The great wheel
Author
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Eighteen-year-old Conn leaves Ireland and sails to America, where he helps build the first Ferris wheel for the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893.
20) Like a dandelion
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
"Like feathery seeds, a young girl and her mother take flight, putting down roots in an adopted country. Soon they blossom in their new home, strong and beautiful among hundreds of others just like them. . . A poetic tribute to the bravery of immigrants and refugees, inspired by the author's childhood experience of moving to the United States from Cambodia"--Provided by publisher.
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