Finding Kurdistan: A Kurdish Iranian American’s Journey Home
Finding Kurdistan: A Kurdish Iranian American’s Journey Home By Hawreh Haddadi ISBN-13: 978-1726869621 Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | Worldcat Description In his high school, he’s a regular teenager with a funny name (“Like Hip Hip Hawreh” he tells bewildered teachers). At home, he’s part of a family of Iranian immigrants, Kurds who fled the dangers of the middle east when Hawreh was a toddler. Finding Kurdistan is the story of the Haddadi’s visit to Iran in 2010, and Hawreh’s awakening to the rich culture and history of his family and the culture shock of leaving behind his...
Read MoreAll the Stars Denied
All the Stars Denied By Guadalupe Garcia McCall Published by Lee & Low Books Inc. ISBN-13: 9781620142813 Age Range: 12+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “A harrowing account of a lesser known episode in the United States’ unseemly history of discriminatory immigration policies.” —School Library Journal Description In the heart of the Great Depression, Rancho Las Moras, like everywhere else in Texas, is gripped by the drought of the Dust Bowl, and resentment is building among white farmers against Mexican Americans. All around town, signs go up...
Read MoreInk Knows No Borders
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 MoreDriving By Starlight
Driving By Starlight By Anat Deracine Published by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) Age Range: 13+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “…offers an eye-opening window into the rigidly restricted lives, clandestine rebellions, and consequential choices of women in a land where ‘everything we want is forbidden or dangerous.'” —Publishers Weekly Description Sixteen-year-olds Leena and Mishie are best friends. They delight in small rebellions against the Saudi cultural police—secret Western clothing, forbidden music, flirtations. But Leena wants college,...
Read MoreUndocumented: A Worker’s Fight
Undocumented: A Worker’s Fight By Duncan Tonatiuh Published by ABRAMS Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat Every day, these men and women join the work force and contribute positively to society. Description Undocumented is the story of immigrant workers who have come to the United States without papers. Every day, these men and women join the work force and contribute positively to society. The story is told via the ancient Mixtec codex—accordion fold—format. Juan grew up in Mexico working in the fields to help provide for his family. Struggling for money, Juan...
Read MoreW is for Welcome: A Celebration of America’s Diversity
W is for Welcome: A Celebration of America’s Diversity By Brad Herzog Illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen, Helle Urban, Michael Glenn Monroe, Laura Knorr Published by Sleeping Bear Press Age Range: 8+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “Celebration of diversity in the United States in pictures, poetry, and prose.” —Kirkus Reviews Description Following the alphabet this book uses poetry and expository text to celebrate America’s diverse population and showcase the remarkable achievements and contributions that have come from the many people...
Read MoreOne Goal: A Coach, a Team, and the Game That Brought a Divided Town Together
One Goal: A Coach, a Team, and the Game That Brought a Divided Town Together By Amy Bass Published by Hachette Books Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “Bass’s effective portrayal of Lewiston as a microcosm of America’s changing culture should be required reading for coaches, teachers, and those working with diverse populations.” —Publishers Weekly Description When thousands of Somali refugees resettled in Lewiston, Maine, a struggling, overwhelmingly white town, longtime residents grew uneasy. Then the mayor wrote a letter asking Somalis to stop coming,...
Read MoreStep Up to the Plate, Maria Singh
Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh By Uma Krishnaswami Published by Lee & Low Books, Inc. Age Range: 9+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “This historical sports story will appeal to many elementary-aged students and provides a rich basis for a discussion of prejudice and the importance of standing up for one’s beliefs.” —School Library Journal Description Nine-year-old Maria Singh longs to play softball in the first-ever girls’ team forming in Yuba City, California. It’s the spring of 1945, and World War II is dragging on. Miss Newman, Maria’s...
Read MoreWe Came To America
We Came To America By Faith Ringgold Published by Random House Children’s Books Age Range: 5+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “…teaches valuable lessons and boldly addresses sensitive topics like voluntary and involuntary immigration.” —Children’s Literature Description From the Native Americans who first called this land their home, to the millions of people who have flocked to its shores ever since, America is a country rich in diversity. Some of our ancestors were driven by dreams and hope. Others came in chains, or were escaping...
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Welcome By Barroux Published by little bee books Age Range: 2+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “This modern fable works as an engaging read-aloud and discussion starter for anyone looking to build community.” —School Library Journal Description Three lost polar bears search for a new home in this timely book from award-winning French illustrator Barroux. Life is quiet and peaceful on the ice for three polar bears, until, “CRACK!” The ice breaks, and they drift away. The sea is dangerous, so they need to search for a new home. Then, the polar...
Read MoreAmina: Through My Eyes
Amina: Through My Eyes By J. L. Powers Published by Allen & Unwin Pty. Age Range: 11+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “…a solid counterexample to Islamophobia and negative notions about Somalis.” —Kirkus Reviews Description Amina lives on the edges of Mogadishu. Her family’s house has been damaged in Somalia’s long civil war, but they continue to live there, reluctant to leave their home. Amina’s world is shattered when government forces come to arrest her father because his art has been officially censored, deemed too...
Read MoreMalala’s Magic Pencil
Malala’s Magic Pencil By Malala Yousafzai Illustrated by Kerascoet Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Age Range: 4+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “This is an excellent book to begin conversations about world injustice with children.” —NYT Book Review Description Malala’s first picture book will inspire young readers everywhere to find the magic all around them. As a child in Pakistan, Malala made a wish for a magic pencil. She would use it to make everyone happy, to erase the smell of garbage from her city, to sleep an extra...
Read MoreThe Breadwinner
The Breadwinner By Deborah Ellis Published by Groundwood Books “…The Breadwinner is a potent portrait of life in contemporary Afghanistan, showing that powerful heroines can survive even in the most oppressive and sexist social conditions.” —John Green, Booklist Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound| B&N Description Eleven-year-old Parvana lives with her family in one room of a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital city. Parvana’s father — a history teacher until his school was bombed and his health destroyed —...
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