Sky 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 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 MoreThe Everything I Have Lost
The Everything I Have Lost By Sylvia Zeleny Published by Cinco Puntos Press ISBN-13: 9781947627178 Age Range: 10+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | “This high-interest, authentic coming-of-age novel adds an important perspective to young adult collections.” —School Library Journal Description 12-year-old Julia keeps a diary about her life growing up in Juarez, Mexico. Life in Juarez is strange. People say it’s the murder capital of the world. Dad’s gone a lot. They can’t play outside because it isn’t safe. Drug cartels rule the streets. Cars and people...
Read MoreLety Out Loud
Lety Out Loud By Angela Cervantes Published by Scholastic Inc. ISBN-13: 9781338159349 Age Range: 8+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “Young readers will be drawn in by the sweet pet portraits yet they will leave with much more: an empathetic understanding of the immigrant experience in America.” —Kirkus Reviews Description Celebrated author Angela Cervantes returns to the fan favorite animal shelter featured in Gaby, Lost and Found, with a heartfelt novel about friendship and finding your voice. Reviews & Accolades “Cervantes returns to the Furry...
Read MoreButterfly Yellow
Butterfly Yellow By Thanhha Lai Published by HarperCollins Publishers ISBN: 9780062229212 Age Range: 13+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “Masterfully conjures grace, beauty, and humor out of the tragic wake of the Vietnam War.” —Kirkus Reviews Description In the final days of the Việt Nam War, Hằng takes her little brother, Linh, to the airport, determined to find a way to safety in America. In a split second, Linh is ripped from her arms—and Hằng is left behind in the war-torn country. Six years later, Hằng has made the brutal journey from Việt Nam and...
Read MoreThe Far Away Brothers
The Far Away Brothers By Lauren Markham Published by Crown/Archetype ISBN-13: 9781101906200 Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “This is a timely and thought-provoking exploration of a international quagmire.” —Publishers Weekly Description Growing up in rural El Salvador in the wake of the civil war, the United States was a distant fantasy to identical twins Ernesto and Raul Flores—until, at age seventeen, a deadly threat from the region’s brutal gangs forces them to flee the only home they’ve ever known. In this urgent chronicle of contemporary immigration,...
Read MoreBlackbird Fly
Blackbird Fly By Erin Entrada Kelly Illustrated by Betsy Peterschmidt Published by HarperCollins Publishers ISBN: 9780062238627 Age Range: 8+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “Children’s literature has been waiting for Apple Yengko—a strong, Asian-American girl whose ethnic identity simultaneously complicates and enriches her life.” —Kirkus Reviews Description Apple has always felt a little different from her classmates. She and her mother moved to Louisiana from the Philippines when she was little, and her mother still cooks Filipino foods and...
Read MorePie in the Sky
Pie in the Sky By Remy Lai Published by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) ISBN-13: 9781250314109 Age Range: 8+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “Two brothers navigate a new country, a new language, and grief through cake.” —Kirkus Reviews Description Sometimes life isn’t a piece of cake . . . When Jingwen moves to a new country, he feels like he’s landed on Mars. School is torture, making friends is impossible since he doesn’t speak English, and he’s often stuck looking after his (extremely irritating) little brother, Yanghao. To distract himself from...
Read MoreThe Crossroads & La encrucijada
The Crossroads By Alexandra Diaz Published by Simon & Schuster/ Paula Wiseman Books ISBN: 9781534414556 La encrucijada ISBN-13: 9781534414556 (Hardcover) ISBN-13: 9781534429901 (Paperback) Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “…paints an insightful, realistic picture of a place that’s filled with opportunity but simultaneously rife with discrimination…” —Booklist Description After crossing Mexico into the United States, Jaime Rivera thinks the worst is over. Starting a new school can’t be that bad. Except it is, and not just because he can...
Read MoreI Lived on Butterfly Hill
I Lived on Butterfly Hill By Marjorie Agosin Illustrated by Lee White Published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers ISBN: 9781416994022 Age Range: 10+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “Agosín has woven a historical story that draws on her own life experiences, with themes of exile, the quest for justice, and the power of the written word to preserve history.” —School Library Journal Description Celeste Marconi is a dreamer. She lives peacefully among friends and neighbors and family in the idyllic town of Valparaiso, Chile—until one day when warships are...
Read MoreImagine
Imagine By Juan Felipe Herrera Illustrated by Lauren Castillo Published by Candlewick Press ISBN: 9780763690526 Age Range: 5+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “Through this story of hardship to success, expressed in a series of conditional statements that all begin “If I,” Herrera implores his readers to “imagine what you could do.”” —Kirkus Reviews Description Have you ever imagined what you might be when you grow up? When he was very young, Juan Felipe Herrera picked chamomile flowers in windy fields and let tadpoles swim across...
Read MoreDancing Home
Dancing Home By Alma Flor Ada, Gabriel M. Zubizarreta Published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers Age Range: 8+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “Two cousins, one born in Texas and the other in Mexico, learn the importance of family and friendship.” —Kirkus Reviews Description Mexico may be her parents’ home, but it’s certainly not Margie’s. She has finally convinced the other kids at school she is one-hundred percent American—just like them. But when her Mexican cousin Lupe visits, the image she’s created for herself crumbles. Things aren’t easy for...
Read MoreThe Fox Girl and the White Gazelle
The Fox Girl and the White Gazelle By Victoria Williamson Published by Floris Books Age Range: 10+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “…Williamson movingly makes it clear that working-class solidarity traverses borders, race, ethnicity, and religion.” —Kirkus Reviews Description Reema runs to remember the life she left behind in Syria. Caylin runs to find what she’s lost. Under the gray Glasgow skies, twelve-year-old refugee Reema is struggling to find her place in a new country, with a new language and without her brother. But she isn’t...
Read MoreThe Newcomers
The Newcomers By Helen Thorpe Published by Scribner Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “A heartfelt examination of student and family life that speaks to the human experience.” —Library Journal Description The Newcomers follows the lives of twenty-two immigrant teenagers throughout the course of the 2015-2016 school year as they land at South High School in Denver, Colorado. These newcomers, from fourteen to nineteen years old, come from nations convulsed by drought or famine or war. Many come directly from refugee camps, after experiencing dire forms of...
Read MoreThe Radius Of Us
The Radius Of Us By Marie Marquardt Published by St. Martin’s Press Age Range: 13+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “Tackling the issues of gang violence, immigration, mental health, and cultural bias, this is a compelling story that delivers profound messages through engaging, accessible prose.” —School Library Journal Description Ninety seconds can change a life — not just daily routine, but who you are as a person. Gretchen Asher knows this, because that’s how long a stranger held her body to the ground. When a car sped toward them and Gretchen’s...
Read MoreSomeone New
Someone New By Anne Sibley O’Brien Illustrated by Anne Sibley O’Brien Published by Charlesbridge Age Range: 5+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “Informative and genuine, the book offers much to learn about connecting, expanding understanding, and overcoming differences…” —Kirkus Reviews Description Are you new here? Do you know someone new? In I’m New Here and Someone New, young readers explore the immigrant experience through both “windows” and “mirrors.” In I’m New Here, readers meet three recent...
Read MorePlaying Atari with Saddam Hussein
Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein By Jennifer Roy, Ali Fadhil Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Age Range: 10+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “…a disturbing but accessible portrait of a civilian child’s perspective on war.” —Publishers Weekly Description At the start of 1991, eleven-year-old Ali Fadhil was consumed by his love for soccer, video games, and American television shows. Then, on January 17, Iraq’s dictator Saddam Hussein went to war with thirty-four nations led by the United States. Over the next forty-three days, Ali and his family...
Read MoreOne Green Apple
One Green Apple By Eve Bunting Illustrated By Ted Lewin Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Age Range: 5+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “…a very gentle story about being new and different, with the author delivering her message in her classically subtle style.” —Kirkus Reviews Description Farah feels alone, even when surrounded by her classmates. She listens and nods but doesn’t speak. It’s hard being the new kid in school, especially when you’re from another country and don’t know the language. Then, on a field trip to an apple orchard, Farah...
Read MoreA Piece Of Home
A Piece Of Home By Jeri Watts Illustrated By Hyewon Yum Published by Candlewick Press Age Range: 5+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat Immigrant children will relate to the head-spinning switch from ordinary to different, and their classmates might better understand the emotional impact of moving to a foreign land.” —Kirkus Reviews Description When Hee Jun’s family moves from Korea to West Virginia, he struggles to adjust to his new home. His eyes are not big and round like his classmates’, and he can’t understand anything the teacher says, even when she speaks...
Read MorePainted Words and Spoken Memories
Painted Words and Spoken Memories By Aliki Published by HarperCollins Publishers Age Range: 4+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “Aliki has captured the emotions and experiences of many of today’s children.” —School Library Journal Description Returning to her own childhood for inspiration, Aliki has created an exceptional sixty-four-page book that presents Marianthe’s story — her present and her past. In Painted Words, Marian paintings help her to become less of an outsider as she struggles to adjust to a new language and a new school. Under...
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