Too 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 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 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 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...
Read MoreNavid’s Story
Navid’s Story By Andy Glynne Published by Capstone ISBN-13: 9781515814153 Age Range: 8+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “The ordeals of refugee families [having to flee from conflict] are explored here in an attempt to ease the fears and emotions such turmoil can generate.” —School Library Journal Description This is the real-life story of Kurdish Iranian refugee, Navid. Told in Navid’s own words, the story describes the fear and uncertainty Navid and his mother feel after they are forced to flee Iran, as well as the long journey they endure...
Read MoreThe Unexpected Friend: A Rohingya Children’s Story
The Unexpected Friend: A Rohingya Children’s Story By Raya Rashna Rahman Illustrated by Inshra Russell Published by Guba Publishing LLC ISBN-13: 9781946747105 Find a copy at Amazon | B&N | …made in partnership with Save the Children… Description A thoughtfully illustrated picture book, made in partnership with Save the Children, and based on the real lives of Rohingya children living in the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. The Rohingya are a Muslim minority of 1.3 million, formerly living in the Rakhine State within Myanmar. In summer 2017, hundreds of...
Read MoreIdriss & His Marble
Idriss & His Marble By Rene Gouichoux Illustrated by Zau Published by Kane Press, The ISBN-13: 9781635921328 Age Range: 5+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “…[a] refugee story for younger readers [that] follows Idriss…” —Publishers Weekly Description When war threatens their home, Idriss and his mother must flee. He clutches his lucky charm—a single marble—throughout their journey, walking over hazardous terrain, crawling under barbed wire, and sailing on a fragile little boat. Will the marble’s luck help them avoid capture and bring...
Read MoreOn Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous By Ocean Vuong Published by Penguin Publishing Group ISBN-13: 9780525562023 Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “A young man writes a letter to his illiterate mother in an attempt to make sense of his traumatic beginnings.” —Kirkus Reviews Description On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family’s history that began before he was born — a history whose epicenter is rooted in Vietnam — and...
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 MoreLaila and the Sands of Time
Laila and the Sands of Time By Shirin Shamsi Published by Clear Fork Media Group LLC ISBN-13: 9781946101778 Age Range: 8+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “With an up-close depiction of the intersection of the LGBTQIA+ community with Bengali culture, this hard-hitting and hopeful story is a must-purchase for any YA collection.” —School Library Journal Description Thirteen-year-old Laila, still grieving over her father’s death, goes on their planned pilgrimage with her aunt and uncle. When she is transported back in time to 7th century Arabia, she...
Read MoreMy Family Divided: One Girl’s Journey of Home, Loss, and Hope
My Family Divided: One Girl’s Journey of Home, Loss, and Hope By Diane Guerrero and Erica Moroz Published by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) ISBN: 9781250134868 Age Range: 10+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “…Guerrero does not mince words when discussing racism, politics, and family tensions as well as the fear, shame, and emotional turmoil she experienced.” —School Library Journal Description Before landing a spot on the megahit Netflix show Orange is the New Black; before wow-ing audiences as Lina on Jane the Virgin; and before her incredible...
Read MoreThe Grief Keeper
The Grief Keeper By Alexandra Villasante Published by Penguin Young Readers Group ISBN-13: 9780525514022 Age Range: 12+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat Villasante builds her novel about undocumented immigrants into a suspenseful story with credible relationships, satisfying character development, and elements of science fiction. —Publishers Weekly Description Seventeen-year-old Marisol has always dreamed of being American, learning what Americans and the US are like from television and Mrs. Rosen, an elderly expat who had employed Marisol’s mother as a maid....
Read MoreThe Roses in My Carpets
The Roses in My Carpets By Rukhsana Khan Illustrated by Ronald Himler Published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Limited ISBN-13: 9781550050691 Age Range: 6+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “A young Afghan describes his grim life in the refugee camp where he lives with his mother and younger sister.” —School Library Journal Description For a young refugee living with loss and terror-filled memories, time is measured by the next bucket of water, the next portion of bread, and the next call to prayer. Here, where everything – walls, floor, courtyard...
Read MoreEducator’s Guide on Cross-Group Friendship & the Syrian Refugee Crisis
The I’m Your Neighbor team was honored to partner with Louise El Yaafouri of Refugee Classroom on an extensive guide to help you teach and share the acclaimed middle grade novel, Nowhere Boy. While visiting her family in Saida, Lebanon, Louise added ELL and Enrichment Modifications, Teaching Resources on the Syrian War, and more to the extensive classroom and reader discussion guide. Each of these resources are driven by the project’s guiding question, “If a global crisis is a collection of thousands of personal stories, what do we all gain from knowing those stories and...
Read MoreThe Stars at Oktober Bend
The Stars at Oktober Bend By Glenda Millard Published by Candlewick Press ISBN-13: 9780763692728 Age Range: 12+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “A flawed but beautiful and tragic story of hope.”— Kirkus Reviews Description Alice is fifteen, with hair as red as fire and skin as pale as bone. Something inside Alice is broken: she remembers words, but struggles to speak them. Still, Alice knows that words are for sharing, so she pins them to posters in tucked-away places: railway waiting rooms, fish-and-chips shops, quiet corners. Manny is sixteen, with a...
Read MoreGreen Card Youth Voices: Immigration Stories from a St. Paul High School
Green Card Youth Voices: Immigration Stories from a St. Paul High School Published by Green Card Voices ISBN-13: 9781949523041 Age Range: 12+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “Coming from thirteen different countries, these young people share their life journeys in their own words.” Description “Green Card Youth Voices: Immigration Stories from a St. Paul High School” is a collection of thirty personal essays written by immigrant students from LEAP High School in St. Paul, Minnesota. Included with each essay is a link to a first-person video...
Read MoreSea Prayer
Sea Prayer By Khaled Hosseini Published by Penguin Publishing Group ISBN-13: 9780525539094 Age Range: 10+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “It is impossible to read without feeling intense compassion for those—and there are thousands—whose lives resemble those of the characters in the book.” —Kirkus Reviews Description A short, powerful, illustrated book written by beloved novelist Khaled Hosseini in response to the current refugee crisis, Sea Prayer is composed in the form of a letter, from a father to his son, on the eve of their journey. Watching over...
Read MoreThe Only Road & El único destino
The Only Road By Alexandra Diaz Published by Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books ISBN-13: 9781481457507 (Hardcover) ISBN-13: 9781481457514 (Paperback) Age Range: 10+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat El único destino ISBN-13: 9781481484411 (Hardcover) ISBN-13: 9781481484428 (Paperback) PURA BELPRÉ HONOR BOOK ALA NOTABLE BOOK Description Jaime is sitting on his bed drawing when he hears a scream. Instantly, he knows: Miguel, his cousin and best friend, is dead. Everyone in Jaime’s small town in Guatemala knows someone who has been killed by the Alphas, a powerful...
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...
Read MoreOver a Thousand Hills I Walk With You
Over a Thousand Hills I Walk With You By Hanna Jansen Published by Lerner Publishing Group ISBN-13: 9781467765961 Age Range: 12+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “…chronicles the experiences of Jansen’s adopted daughter, Jeanne d’Arc Umubyeyi, the sole member of her Tutsi family to survive the 1994 Rwandan genocide.” —Publishers Weekly Description Before one fateful April day, Jeanne lived the life of a typical Rwandan girl. She fought with her little sister, went to school, and teased her brother. Then, in one horrifying night,...
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