Grandpa Cacao: A Tale of Chocolate, from Farm to Family
Grandpa Cacao: A Tale of Chocolate, from Farm to Family By Elizabeth Zunon Published by Bloomsbury USA ISBN-13: 9781681196404 Age Range: 3+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “Zunon writes and illustrates an ode to her grandfather, a cacao worker in the Ivory Coast, through the eyes of a young girl.” —Kirkus Reviews Description Chocolate is the perfect treat, everywhere! As a little girl and her father bake her birthday cake together, Daddy tells the story of her Grandpa Cacao, a farmer from the Ivory Coast in West Africa. In a land where elephants roam and...
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Ink Knows No Borders By Alyssa Raymond & Patrice Vecchione Published by Seven Stories Press ISBN-13: 9781609809072 Age Range: 12+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “This symphony of poetry is a necessary series of bruises and balms that will comfort those who have endured, uplift those who continue to struggle, and educate others.” —Kirkus Reviews Description This collection of sixty-four poems by poets who come from all over the world shares the experience of first- and second-generation young adult immigrants and refugees. Whether it’s cultural and...
Read MoreDream Country
Dream Country By Shannon Gibney Published by Penguin Young Readers Group ISBN-13: 9780735231672 Age Range: 14+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “A necessary reckoning of tensions within the African diaspora—an introduction to its brokenness and a place to start healing.” —Kirkus Reviews Description Dream Country begins in suburban Minneapolis at the moment when seventeen-year-old Kollie Flomo begins to crack under the strain of his life as a Liberian refugee. He’s exhausted by being at once too black and not black enough for his African American...
Read MoreA Long Way Gone
A Long Way Gone By Ishmael Beah Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN: 9780374531263 Age Range: 14+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “…this memoir seems destined to become a classic firsthand account of war and the ongoing plight of child soldiers in conflicts worldwide.” —Publishers Weekly Description My new friends have begun to suspect I haven’t told them the full story of my life. “Why did you leave Sierra Leone?” “Because there is a war.” “You mean, you saw people running around with guns and shooting...
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Illegal By Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin Illustrated by Giovanni Rigano Published by Sourcebooks Age Range: 10+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “…Ebo’s story effectively paints a picture of a child refugee’s struggle in a world crisscrossed by hostile borders.” —Kirkus Reviews Description Ebo is alone. His brother, Kwame, has disappeared, and Ebo knows it can only be to attempt the hazardous journey to Europe, and a better life—the same journey their sister set out on months ago. But Ebo refuses to be left behind in Ghana. He sets out...
Read MoreEmmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah By Laurie Ann Thompson Illustrated by Sean Qualls Published by Random House Children’s Books Age Range: 4+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat …this book can open classroom discussions about courage, accomplishments, and the challenges faced by individuals with disabilities —School Library Journal Description Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah’s inspiring true story—which was turned into a film, Emmanuel’s Gift, narrated by Oprah Winfrey—is nothing short of remarkable. Born in Ghana, West Africa,...
Read MoreStormy Seas: Stories of Young Boat Refugees
Stormy Seas: Stories of Young Boat Refugees By Mary Beth Leatherdale Illustrated by Eleanor Shakespeare Published by Annick Press, Limited Age Range: 10+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “…educators and librarians looking for a human face for the refugee crisis will find this offering essential.: —School Library Journal Description The phenomenon of desperate refugees risking their lives to reach safety is not new. For hundreds of years, people have left behind family, friends, and all they know in hope of a better life. This book presents five true...
Read MoreDeep in the Sahara
Deep in the Sahara By Kelly Cunnane Illustrated by Hoda Hadadi Published by Schwartz & Wade “The warm, affirming portrait of Islam (“A malafa is for faith”) makes this a valuable resource for both Muslim audiences and a broader readership interested in potentially unfamiliar customs and observances of faith.” –Publisher’s Weekly Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N Description Lalla lives in the Muslim country of Mauritania, and more than anything, she wants to wear a malafa, the colorful cloth Mauritanian women, like her mama and big sister, wear to...
Read MoreDiamonds in the Shadow
Diamonds in the Shadow By Caroline Clooney Published by Random House Children’s Books “Cooney’s Connecticut church has sponsored war refugee families, and her stirring teen novel neither sensationalizes nor minimizes the brutality of their experiences.” –Hazel Rochman, Booklist “Although a work of fiction, it is the kind of story that will give readers pause to consider the world outside their neighborhood comfort zone” –Pat Trattles, Children’s Literature Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N Description Through their love for people, yet...
Read MoreThe Bite of the Mango
The Bite of the Mango By Mariatu Kamara with Susan McClelland Published by Annick Press “As it aims to correct misperceptions about Sierra Leone and to raise awareness of the needs of child victims of war, this book will unsettle readers—and then inspire them with the evidence of Mariatu’s courage.” —Publisher’s Weekly “This haunting memoir adds an essential voice to the growing body of literature about Sierra Leone’s civil war” —Booklist Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N Description As a child in a small rural village in Sierra Leone,...
Read MoreSon of a Gun
Son of a Gun By Anne de Graaf Published by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers “…this is a searing, graphically charged novel, told alternately by Nopi and Lucky, with several historical and pivotal stories incorporated into the narrative.” —Keisha M. Miller, School Library Journal Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N Description I was crazy. Crazy mad. That’s how I felt when I turned in my AK-47 rifle. The commanding officer’s growl still haunts me: “This gun is your god. You listen to the voice of your god and go where your gun...
Read MoreIn the Small, Small Night
In The Small, Small Night By Jane Kurtz Illustrated by Rachel Isadora Published by HarperCollins Publishers “An affecting story about family love and finding the courage to face new situations” —Suzanne Myers Harold, School Library Journal Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N Description In the middle of the night the world can seem huge and frightening, especially when you’ve just moved far from home. On Abena and Kofi’s first night in America, it is late and it is dark and they are up worrying. What if a giant lizard or a slender-snouted crocodile crawled...
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