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Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
After her father is killed in a pogrom, twelve-year-old Sarah and her mother immigrate to America--but when her mother dies before they get through Ellis Island, and the authorities want to send her back to the old country, Sarah hides in the torch of the Statue of Liberty.
62) Why am I here?
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"A young girl wonders what life would be like if she lived somewhere else. What if she lived in a city with millions of people? What would it be like to be a refugee from a war-torn country? Is she meant to be in a different place? Or is she right where she's supposed to be? "--
64) The cricket war
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"As a twelve-year-old boy growing up in South Vietnam, Thọ has heard of other boys disappearing from time to time, smuggled out of the country so they wouldn't have to be conscripted into the Communist army. But Thọ is too young to worry about any of that. He spends his afternoons cricket fighting and playing soccer with his friends. Until one day, he finds out that his parents have arranged for him to leave the country - alone. What follows is...
Author
Publisher
Editorial Destellos
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
Description
"De la autora puertorriqueña Sylma García, llega una novela infantil repleta de aventuras, en la que se tocan temas relevantes y de actualidad, como la migración humana. Esta hermosa historia de amistad en la adversidad invita a reflexionar sobre el gran impacto que tienen las decisiones basadas en la solidaridad y la empatía, cuando tenemos la valentía de tomarlas."
A middle-grade story of friendship in times of adversity, dealing with the...
66) The radius of us
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
After being mugged, seventeen-year-old Gretchen is still struggling to deal with her fears when she meets Phoenix, an eighteen-year-old immigrant from El Salvador. Told in alternating first person points of view, this is a story of love, sacrifice, and the journey from victim to survivor. It offers an intimate glimpse into the causes and devastating impact of Latino gang violence, both in the U.S. and in Central America, and explores the risks that...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
A heartwarming tale of a girl waiting for her beloved Papá to return when the monarchs fly south to their home in Mexico. Lucía loves to watch the monarchs' migration from her home in Mexico with Papá. But this year, the monarchs' journey north holds extra weight; Papá is heading north, too, to look for work. He promises her that when "the weather turns cold and the monarcas return, our winged ancestors will guide me home." So while he spends...
68) Shanghai sukkah
Author
Publisher
Kar-Ben Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
To escape the Nazis, a young Jewish boy named Marcus and his family move to Shanghai, where Marcus and his new friend Liang build a sukkah on the roof and together they celebrate Sukkot and the Chinese Moon Festival.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A novel in verse inspired by the author's experience follows Ha and her family, refugees from the Vietnam War, as they move to Texas for a new job, and despite not wanting to start over again, Ha discovers unwanted change can bring a good opportunity.
70) Dawn raid
Author
Series
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Asian and Pasifika Voices: Books for Elementary
Asian and Pasifika Voices: Books for Middle Grade
Pacific Islander Authors for Kids and Teens
Asian and Pasifika Voices: Books for Middle Grade
Pacific Islander Authors for Kids and Teens
Description
After the police raid their house, Lenny starts talking about protests and injustices against Pacific Islanders by the government, which inspires the whole family to become involved in the movement.
71) Nathan's song
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Early in the twentieth century, Nathan embarks on a voyage from Russia to New York City hoping to become an opera singer, and works hard while missing his home and family. Includes note about the author's grandfather, who inspired the story, and his children.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
It's been almost a year since Sila's mother traveled halfway around the world to Turkey, hoping to secure the immigration paperwork that would allow her to return to her family in the United States. The long separation is almost impossible for Sila to withstand. But things change when Sila accompanies her father (who is a mechanic) outside their Oregon town to fix a truck. There, behind an enormous stone wall, she meets a grandfatherly man who only...
Author
Series
Turtle of Oman volume 2
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
Eight-year-old Aref is excited to reunite with his father in Ann Arbor, Michigan where he will start a new school, and while Aref misses his grandfather, his Sidi, he knows that his home in Oman will always be waiting for him.
Author
Publisher
Minedition
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"A moving and timely story of a young boy separated from his beloved brother and father by a border. Arturo loves to look at maps and the lines where different countries meet--as if greeting each other with a big hug. But his mother tells him these lines have a different purpose--to keep people from moving freely across the land. Arturo and his mother are separated from his father and his brother Antonio by one of these lines. Will he ever see his...
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
Pulga has his dreams. Chico has his grief. Pequena has her pride. And these three teens have one another. But, none of them have illusions about the town they've grown up in and the dangers that surround them. Even with the love of family, threats lurk around every corner. And when those threats become all too real, the trio knows they have no choice but to run: from their country, from their families, from their beloved home. Crossing from Guatemala...
Author
Publisher
Seven Stories Press/Triangle Square
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Escape '56 is a novel based on the life of young Elizabeth Moln�ar (the author's mother) and her family as they lived through the harrowing days of the Hungarian Revolution. The book recounts the story of the inspiring student-led uprising and the shocking Soviet invasion that followed, leading to Elizabeth's perilous nighttime escape from Hungary through the border woods in November, 1956. Weaving historical fact with the accounts of his relatives'...
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