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Refugee, Migrant & Immigration Stories

Journey-RM
Sanna, Francesca

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What is it like to have to leave everything behind and travel many miles to somewhere unfamiliar and strange? A mother and her two children set out on such a journey; one filled with fear of the...

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A Different Pond
Phi, Bao
A 2018 Caldecott Honor Book that Kirkus Reviews calls "a must-read for our times," A Different Pond is an unforgettable story about a simple event - a long-ago fishing trip. Graphic novelist Thi Bui and acclaimed poet Bao Phi deliver a powerful, honest glimpse into a relationship between father and...
Item No. 9781623708030
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A New Kind of Wild
Hoang, Zara González
This sweet author-illustrator debut celebrates imagination, the magic of friendship, and all the different ways we make a new place feel like home.

For Ren, home is his grandmother's little house, and the lush forest that surrounds it. Home is a place of magic and wonder, filled with all...

Item No. 9780525553892
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Alone Like Me
Evans, Rebecca
In this beautiful, heartfelt picture book, a young girl moves from a small village to a big city in China, where she longs to find a friend...and ultimately meets someone very much like her.

Liling and her family have moved from their rural farm to an overwhelming urban city....

Item No. 9780593181928
$17.99
American Born Chinese
Yang, Gene Luen

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A tour-de-force by New York Times bestselling graphic novelist Gene Yang, American Born Chinese tells the story of three apparently unrelated characters: Jin Wang, who moves to a new neighborhood with his family only to...

Item No. 9781250811899
$14.99
Calling the Water Drum
Redding, Latisha

A moving story about a family's attempt to flee Haiti in a boat, and a young boy who bravely learns to navigate a new world through playing his drum.

Henri and his parents leave their homeland, Haiti, after they receive an invitation from an uncle to come to New York City. Only able to...

Item No. 9781620141946
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Carpet
Azaad, Dezh
This poignant story, about an Afghan refugee child and the family carpet that connects them to home, inspires readers to live and learn in love, not fear

The Carpet follows a day in the life of an Afghan refugee child, where every moment revolves around love, family, and the...

Item No. 9781419763618
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Dreamers
Morales, Yuyi
We are resilience. We are hope. We are dreamers.

Yuyi Morales brought her hopes, her passion, her strength, and her stories with her, when she came to the United States in 1994 with her infant son. She left behind nearly everything she owned, but she didn't come empty-handed. ...

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Esperanza Rising
A reissue of Pam Munoz Ryan's bestselling backlist with a distinctive new author treatment.

Esperanza thought she'd always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico--she'd always have fancy dresses, a beautiful home, and servants. But a sudden tragedy forces Esperanza and Mama...
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Facing Fear: An Immigration Story
Williams, Karen Lynn

Enrique can't believe his father won't let him travel to his team's big soccer tournament. Papi says going across the checkpoint is too risky. Even though Enrique is a U.S. citizen, the rest of the family isn't--and if the border police stop them, the family might be split up. The next morning...

Item No. 9780802854902
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Front Desk
Yang, Kelly
Four starred reviews and over ten best-of-year lists!* "Many readers will recognize themselves or their neighbors in these pages." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Front Desk joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive...

Item No. 9781338157826
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Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story
Bates, Amy June

Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story is an award-winning picture book from author Lesléa Newman and illustrator Amy Bates.

Gittel and her mother were supposed to immigrate to America together, but when her mother is stopped by the health inspector, Gittel must make...

Item No. 9781419727474
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Hear My Voice/Escucha Mi Voz
Binford, Warren


The moving stories of children in migration--in their own words.

"In Spanish and in English, a devastating first-person account of children's experiences in detention at the southern U.S. border.... A powerful, critical document only made more heartbreaking in picture-book form...

Item No. 9781523513482
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Here I Am PB
Kim, Patti
Newly arrived from their faraway homeland, a boy and his family enter into the lights, noise, and traffic of a busy American city in this dazzling wordless picture book. The language is unfamiliar. Food, habits, games, and gestures are puzzling. They boy clings tightly to his special keepsake from...
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Home in a Lunchbox
Mo, Cherry
Cherry Mo's stunning debut is about a young girl who immigrates to America and finds home in an unexpected place.

When Jun moves from Hong Kong to America, the only words she knows are hello, thank you, I don't know, and toilet. Her new school feels foreign and...

Item No. 9780593661345
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Homeland (Pre-Order)
Moushabeck, Hannah
A father and his daughters may not be able to return home . . . but they can celebrate stories of their homeland!

As bedtime approaches, three young girls eagerly await the return of their father who tells them stories of a faraway homeland--Palestine. Through their father's memories,...

Item No. 9781797202051
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How I Learned Geography
Shulevitz, Uri

Having fled from war in their troubled homeland, a boy and his family are living in poverty in a strange country. Food is scarce, so when the boy's father brings home a map instead of bread for supper, at first the boy is furious. But when the map is hung on the wall, it floods their cheerless...

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How to Put a Whale in a Suitcase
Guridi, Raul
A thought-provoking and striking new title from Raul Guridi that explores the theme of migration

What happens if you suddenly have to leave your home and put everything you love into one suitcase? How do you begin to fit everything in? As the boy in the book tries to squeeze his whale...

Item No. 9781849766234
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I Dream of Popo (with Autographed Bookplate)
Blackburne, Livia

Free bookplate autographed by Livia Blackburne and Julia Kuo with purchase.

From New York Times bestselling author Livia Blackburne and illustrator Julia Kuo, here is I Dream of Popo. This delicate, emotionally rich picture book celebrates a special connection that crosses time zones and oceans as Popo and her granddaughter hold each other in their hearts...

Item No. 9781250249319
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I is for Immigrants
Alko, Selina

This alphabet picture book companion to the popular B Is for Brooklyn weaves together a multitude of immigrant experiences in a concise, joyful package. For readers of Dreamers by Yuyi Morales.

What do African dance, samosas, and Japanese gardens have in common? They are...

Item No. 9781250237866
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In the Spirit of the Dream
Salazar, Aida

Celebratory, triumphant, and inspiring, In the Spirit of a Dream is a tribute to American immigrants of color, written in poems and illustrated by 13 first- and second-generation immigrant artists.

In the spirit of a dream, many immigrants of color set out...

Item No. 9781338552874
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Inside Out & Back Again
Lai, Thanhhà

Inside Out and Back Again is a #1 New York Times bestseller, a Newbery Honor Book, and a winner of the National Book Award!

Inspired by the author's childhood experience as a refugee--fleeing Vietnam after the Fall of Saigon and immigrating to...

Item No. 9780061962790
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La Frontera
Mills, Deborah
★ "So simple, but so beautiful, the story depicts what many must go through when seeking a better life in America" -- Publishers Weekly, starred review

For over 100 years, Alfredo's family has lived in the same small village in Mexico. He loves playing with his siblings, helping his...

Item No. 9781782853886
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Like a Dandelion
Lee, Huy Voun

Like a Dandelion is a poetic tribute to the bravery of immigrants and refugees, inspired by the author's childhood experience of moving to the United States from Cambodia.

Like feathery seeds, a young girl and her mother take flight, putting down roots in an...

Item No. 9780062993731
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Lilah Tov Good Night
Gundersheimer (Mister G), Ben
A soothing Hebrew lullaby takes on added meaning for a refugee family in this visually stunning debut.

As the moon rises, a family steps into the night on a journey toward a new beginning. Along the way, their little girl delights in the wonders of nature, saying good night--lilah tov--...

Item No. 9781524740665
$17.99
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