The Refuge
The Refuge By Sandra le Guen Illustrated by Stephane Nicolet Published by Amazon Publishing ISBN: 9781542020503 Age Range: 5+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat A great story to help children understand a refugee’s perspective. —School Library Journal Description Jeannette tells her mom about her new classmate, who also loves astronomy but seems sad. She realizes it’s not easy to move to a new place. So the next day, at recess, Jeannette asks Iliana to play. At first, it’s a little hard to communicate because Iliana is learning a new language. The girls have to...
Read MoreA Journey Toward Hope
A Journey Toward Hope By Victor Hinojosa, Coert Voorhees Illustrated by Susan Guevara Published by Six Foot Press ISBN-13: 9781644420089 Age Range: 6+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound| B&N | Worldcat “An emotional entry point to a larger, necessary discussion on this complex and difficult subject.” —Kirkus Reviews Description Every year, roughly 50,000 unaccompanied minors arrive at the US/Mexico border to present themselves for asylum or related visas. The majority of these children are non-Mexicans fleeing the systemic violence of Central America’s “Northern...
Read MoreAfter the Last Border
After the Last Border By Jessica Goudeau Published by Penguin Publishing Group ISBN: 9780525559139 Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “Goudeau’s sometimes heartbreaking narratives personalize the refugee crisis in ways cold news accounts cannot.” —Library Journal Description The welcoming and acceptance of immigrants and refugees has been central to America’s identity for centuries–yet America has periodically turned its back at the times of greatest humanitarian need. After the Last Border is an intimate look at the lives of two women as...
Read MoreSantiago’s Road Home
Santiago’s Road Home By Alexandra Diaz Published by Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books ISBN-13: 9781534446236 Age Range: 8+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “…a Dickensian tale of children who become “Dreamers” in search of a new life in the United States.” —School Library Connection Description The coins in Santiago’s hand are meant for the bus fare back to his abusive abuela’s house. Except he refuses to return; he won’t be missed. His future is uncertain until he meets the kind, maternal María Dolores and her young daughter, Alegría,...
Read MoreMy Favorite Memories
My Favorite Memories By Sepideh Sarihi Illustrated by Julie Volk Published by Blue Dot Kids Press ISBN: 9781733121248 Age Range: 5+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “A charming tale exploring themes of change, migration, and resilience told from a child’s point of view.” —Kirkus Reviews Description A young girl is moving to a new country, and there’s so much that she wants to bring: an aquarium, a pear tree, her best friend, the ocean. As she moves through the list of the things she loves, she comes to understand that while we cannot always carry things...
Read MoreToo Young to Escape
Too Young to Escape By Van Ho and Marsha Skrypuch Published by Pajama Press ISBN-13: 9781772780666 Age Range: 8+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “When 4-year-old Van wakes one morning in her home in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, her mother and siblings are gone.” —Kirkus Reviews Description During the aftermath of the Vietnam War, Van wakes up one morning to find that her mother, her sisters Loan and Lan, and her brother Tuan are gone. They have escaped the new communist regime that has taken over Ho Chi Minh City for freedom in the West. Four-year-old Van...
Read MoreSalma the Syrian Chef
Salma the Syrian Chef By Danny Ramadan Illustrated by Anna Bron Published by Annick Press, Limited ISBN-13: 9781773213750 Age Range: 4+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “…Syrian-Canadian activist Ramadan writes with poetic immediacy about displacement, home, and family.” —Publishers Weekly Description All Salma wants is to make her mama smile again. Between English classes, job interviews, and missing Papa back in Syria, Mama always seems busy or sad. A homemade Syrian meal might cheer her up, but Salma doesn’t know the recipe, or what to call the...
Read MoreThe Cambodian Dancer
The Cambodian Dancer By Daryn Reicherter Illustrated by Christy Hale Published by Tuttle Publishing ISBN-13: 9780804850360 Age Range: 4+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “…a simplistic telling of the true story of Sophany Bay, a Cambodian dancer and refugee.” —School Library Journal Description The Cambodian Dancer, a Cambodian book for children, is the true story of a Cambodian refugee — a dancer and teacher — who built a life in the US after fleeing the Killing Fields of the Khmer Rouge. She then became a counselor to other Cambodian refugees and...
Read MoreSky of Bombs, Sky of Stars
Sky of Bombs, Sky of Stars By Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch Published by Pajama Press Inc. ISBN-13: 9781772780949 Age Range: 8+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | WorldCat Retold by acclaimed children’s author Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch, Tuyet’s dramatic true story is based on personal interviews and enhanced with archival photos. Description Tuyet remembers little about life before the Saigon orphanage, before polio left her limping and in constant pain, before the war made it too dangerous to stand under the bomb-filled Vietnam sky. Unable to play with the other children and knowing...
Read MoreBecoming Kid Quixote
Becoming Kid Quixote By Sarah Sierra and Steven Haff Published by HarperCollins Publishers ISBN-13: 9780062943262 Age Range: 8+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “Through this empathetic and inspiring account of the imagination, triumphs, and worries of a child of immigrants, readers will be constantly reminded of the importance of stories to the triumph over and processing of difficult experiences.” —Kirkus Reviews Description When a shy girl named Sarah Sierra first joins an after-school program in her neighborhood, she never expects to travel back in time...
Read MoreThe Upside Down Boy/El Nino De Cabeza
The Upside Down Boy/El Nino De Cabeza By Juan Felipe Herrera Illustrated by Elizabeth Gomez Published by Lee & Low Books, Inc. ISBN: 9780892392179 Age Range: 7+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “In rhythmic, flowing language, Herrera uses startlingly apt images to tell the story of a young Hispanic boy’s adjustment to an Anglo school.” —School Library Journal Description The Upside Down Boy is award-winning poet Juan Felipe Herrera’s engaging memoir of the year his migrant family settled down so that he could go to school for the first...
Read MoreWherever I Go
Wherever I Go By Mary Wagley Copp Illustrated by Munir D. Mohammed Published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers ISBN-13: 9781534419193 Age Range: 6+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | WorldCat “A fine addition to children’s literature about refugees, resettlement, and resilience.” —Kirkus Reviews Description Of all her friends, Abia has been at the Shimelba Refugee Camp the longest—seven years, four months, and sixteen days. Papa says that’s too long and they need a forever home. Until then, though, Abia has something important to do. Be a queen. Sometimes...
Read MoreWhen Stars Are Scattered
When Stars Are Scattered By Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed Illustrated by Iman Geddy Published by Penguin Young Readers Group ISBN-13: 9780525553908 Age Range: 9+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “This engaging, heartwarming story does everything one can ask of a book, and then some.” —Kirkus Reviews Description Omar and his younger brother, Hassan, have spent most of their lives in Dadaab, a refugee camp in Kenya. Life is hard there: never enough food, achingly dull, and without access to the medical care Omar knows his nonverbal brother needs. So...
Read MoreXochitl and the Flowers/Xochitl, la Nina de las Flores
Xochitl and the Flowers/Xochitl, la Nina de las Flores By Jorge Argueta Illustrated by Carl Angel Published by Lee & Low Books, Inc. ISBN-13: 9780892392247 Age Range: 8+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | WorldCat Basing his narrative on real-life events, prize-winning poet Jorge Argueta has crafted a tender, poetic, and moving story… Description Miles away from their home in El Salvador, Xochitl (SOH-cheel) and her family make a new home in the United States, but nothing is the same. Xochitl mourns a lovely garden and her family’s small flower business, all left...
Read MoreThe Arabic Quilt
The Arabic Quilt By Aya Khalil Illustrated by Anait Semirdzhyan Published by Tilbury House Publishers ISBN-13: 9780884487548 Age Range: 6+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “This story will boost immigrant children’s morale and teach others to be more open-minded.” —School Library Journal Description Kanzi’s family has moved from Egypt to America, and on her first day in a new school, what she wants more than anything is to fit in. Maybe that’s why she forgets to take the kofta sandwich her mother has made for her lunch, but that backfires when Mama...
Read MoreWithout Refuge
Without Refuge By Jane Mitchell Published by Lerner Publishing Group ISBN-13: 9781541500501 Age Range: 9+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “After narrowly surviving an airstrike, Ghalib suddenly finds himself being forced to join the Kurdish Protection Units or else risk his life fleeing to Europe.” —Kirkus Reviews Description Thirteen-year-old Ghalib wishes his life could go back to normal. He wishes he could still hang out at the market with his friends, root for his favorite soccer team, even go to school. But civil war has destroyed his home. As...
Read MoreWelcome to Nowhere
Welcome to Nowhere By Elizabeth Laird Published by Pan Macmillan ISBN-13: 9781509840472 Age Range: 9+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat …where do you go when you can’t go home? Description Twelve-year-old Omar and his brothers and sisters were born and raised in the beautiful and bustling city of Bosra, Syria. Omar doesn’t care about politics – all he wants is to grow up to become a successful businessman who will take the world by storm. But when his clever older brother, Musa, gets mixed up with some young political activists, everything...
Read MoreTeam Fugee
Team Fugee By Dirk McLean Published by Lorimer & Company, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781459412057 Age Range: 9+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “The exceptional new series “Soccer United” explores the lives of soccer players who are refugees from around the world.” —School Library Journal Description Two years after his birth parents disappeared from their home in Nigeria, newly adopted Ozzie moves to Canada. At his new school, Ozzie and the other Nigerian kids compete for time on the soccer field with a team of Syrian refugees—led by Victor. But then...
Read MoreTournament Fugee
Tournament Fugee By Dirk McLean Published by James Lorimer & Company, Ltd., Publishers ISBN-13: 9781459412279 Age Range: 7+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “The exceptional new series “Soccer United” explores the lives of soccer players who are refugees from around the world.” —School Library Journal Description A talented thirteen-year-old goalkeeper, Victor Bayazid, is asked to join and captain a soccer team, the GTA Gazelles, to compete in the “Thank You, Canada” tournament. The tournament brings together teams of Syrian...
Read MoreEfren Divided
Efren Divided By Ernesto Cisneros Published by HarperCollins Publishers ISBN: 9780062881687 Age Range: 8+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “Debut author Cisneros paints a vivid and palpable #ownvoices picture of the lost childhoods as children and parents are separated due to immigration issues.” —Kirkus Reviews Description Efrén Nava’s Amá is his Superwoman—or Soperwoman, named after the delicious Mexican sopes his mother often prepares. Both Amá and Apá work hard all day to provide for the family, making sure Efrén and his younger siblings Max and Mía...
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