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I is for Immigrants by Selina AlkoThis companion to B is for Brooklyn celebrates multiculturalism by pointing out all the gifts the United States has received from immigrants, who share their heritage and traditions to enrich the fabric of our daily lives.
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Marwan's Journey by Patricia de AriasFollows a young boy named Marwan as he leaves his homeland for a place he doesn't know with hundreds of thousands of other refugees.
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I Wish You Knew by Jackie Azúa KramerAfter Estrella's father is deported because he is an illegal immigrant, her teacher at school invites her and the other students to meet around an old oak tree and share the things they wished their teacher knew about their life at home.
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A Journey Toward Hope by Victor HinojosaFour unaccompanied migrant children come together along the arduous journey north through Mexico to the United States border in this ode to the power of hope and connection even in the face of uncertainty and fear.
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The library bus
by Bahram Rahman
Inspired by Kabul’s first library bus and colored by family memories, a touching snapshot of one innovative way girls received education in a country disrupted by war. Illustrations.
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The Journey by Francesca SannaIn this beautiful new picture book, Francesca Sanna's interviews with refugee families in Europe become a searing parable of empathy and hope. Two young children and their mother must escape the dangers of war, but before them liesà a journey. Amidst border guards and nights in hiding, one family's determination and faith in one another carries them through a story of massive contemporary importance.
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Sugar in Milk by Thrity N. UmrigarStruggling to adjust to her new home in America, a young girl from India reflects on a cultural story about how Persians were once shunned from a Western India kingdom before they proved that they could enhance as well as integrate into regional society.
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The Day You Begin by Jacqueline WoodsonThe National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and author of the Coretta Scott King Award-winning Brown Girl Dreaming combines lyrical, reassuring text with artwork by the award-winning illustrator of Book Fiesta to inspire readers to find the courage to connect with others.
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Teacup by Rebecca YoungA boy travels across the sea in a rowboat in search of a new home, making a journey that is long and difficult--but also filled with beauty and hope.
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Boy, Everywhere by A. M. DassuSami loves his life in Damascus, Syria, but when war breaks out his parents decide they must flee their home for the safety of the UK.
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Santiago's Road Home by Alexandra DiazRefusing to return to his abusive abuela’s house in Mexico, young Santiago accompanies two kind refugees heading to the United States before discovering that his journey to the border is only the beginning of his story.
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We Belong by Cookie Hiponia EvermanThrough a bedtime story to her daughters, a woman weaves together her immigration story and Pilipino mythology.
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Unsettled by Reem FaruqiYoung Nurah reluctantly moves with her family from Karachi, Pakistan, to Peachtree City, Georgia, but, after some ups and downs, begins to feel at home.
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One Good Thing about America by Ruth FreemanStruggling to acclimate to a new home and school after moving from Africa to America and discovering that she is no longer the best English student in her class, young Anais becomes homesick and writes letters to her grandmother that chronicle her gradual adjustment.
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Flying Over Water by N. H SenzaiTwelve-year-old Noura and her family, fleeing war in Syria, have been granted asylum in the United States, but they arrive in Florida to the chaos of the president's Muslim ban; twelve-year-old Jordyn is a member of the Christian church that is sponsering the Alwan family, and Noura's student ambassador in middle school; their inevitable culture clash is made far worse by the wave of hate crimes unleashed by the Muslim ban, and personal problems of both girls--Noura's fear of water (Jordyn is a champion swimmer), and Jordyn's worry over her mother's recent miscarriage.
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Pie in the Sky
by Remy Lai
Feeling as out of place as if he landed on Mars when his family moves to an English-speaking country, 11-year-old Jingwen dreams about the cakes he would have baked with his late father, a hope that is challenged by his mother's strict kitchen safety rules.
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A Glasshouse of Stars by Shirley MarrMoving to the New House in the New Land, Meixing Lim has a hard time fitting in and finds solace in a rundown greenhouse that inexplicably holds the sun and moon—and the secrets of her memory and imagination.
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The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. RaúfWhen quiet, nine-year-old Ahmet arrives in their classroom, a boy and his friends fail to draw him out but try a new plan after learning he is a Syrian refugee.
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Other Words for Home by Jasmine WargaSent with her mother to the safety of a relative's home in Cincinnati when her Syrian community is overshadowed by violence, Jude worries for the beloved family members who were left behind and forges a new sense of identity shaped by friends and changing perspectives.
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Front Desk by Kelly YangRecent immigrants from China and desperate for work and money, ten-year-old Mia Tang's parents take a job managing a rundown motel in Southern California, even though the owner, Mr. Yao is a nasty skinflint who exploits them; while her mother (who was an engineer in China) does the cleaning, Mia works the front desk and tries to cope with demanding customers and other recent immigrants--not to mention being only one of two Chinese in her fifth grade class, the other being Mr. Yao's son, Jason.
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Everything Sad is Untrue (A True Story) by Daniel NayeriTwelve-year-old Iranian refugee Khosrou moves to Oklahoma where he goes by Daniel and models himself after the legendary storyteller Scheherazade as he weaves tales that reflect his perseverance and reinvention.
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