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1) Refugee
Author
Language
English
Description
"Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy livng in 1930s Nazi Germany; Isabel, a Cuban girl trying to escape the riots and unrest plaguing her country in 1994; and Mahmoud, a Syrian boy in 2015 whose homeland is torn apart by violence and destruction, embark on harrowing journeys in search of refuge, discovering shocking connections that tie their stories together"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Language
English
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"As World War II draws to a close, refugees try to escape the war's final dangers, only to find themselves aboard a ship with a target on its hull"--
World War II is drawing to a close in East Prussia and thousands of refugees are on a desperate trek toward freedom, many with something to hide. Among them are Joana, Emilia, and Florian, whose paths converge en route to the ship that promises salvation, the Wilhelm Gustloff. Forced by circumstance...
4) The stranded
Author
Series
Stranded duology volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Welcome to the Arcadia. Once a luxurious cruise ship, it became a refugee camp after being driven from Europe by an apocalyptic war. Now it floats near the coastline of the Federated States--a leftover piece of a fractured USA. For forty years, residents of the Arcadia have been prohibited from making landfall. It is a world of extreme haves and have-nots, gangs and make-shift shelters. Esther is a loyal citizen, working flat-out to have the rare...
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
Having left Nazi-occupied Vienna a year ago, thirteen-year-old Jewish refugee Stephie Steiner adapts to life in the cultured Swedish city of Gothenburg, where she attends school, falls in love, and worries about her parents who were not allowed to emigrate.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
264 pages : maps ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Following the end of World War II, Ukrainian sisters Krystia and Maria reunite in a displaced persons camp, where they are falsely accused of collaboration with the Nazis and face interrogation by the Soviets for crimes they never committed.
10) The only road
Author
Series
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
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Description
"Twelve-year-old Jaime makes the treacherous journey from his home in Guatemala to his older brother in New Mexico after his cousin is murdered by a drug cartel"--
11) A faraway island
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1939 Sweden, two Jewish sisters wait for their parents to flee the Nazis in Austria, but while eight-year-old Nellie settles in quickly, twelve-year-old Stephie feels stranded at the end of the world, with a foster mother who is as cold and unforgiving as the island on which they live.
13) Storm blown
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
338 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In San Juan, Puerto Rico, Alejandro worries about his great-uncle while helping guests at a resort, and in New Orleans, Emily worries about her sick brother, as a major hurricane rages, changing both their lives forever.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1998 when the Kosovo hostilities escalate, thirteen-year-old Meli's life as an ethnic Albanian, changes forever after her brother escapes his Serbian captors and the entire family flees from one refugee camp to another until they are able to immigrate to America.
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
348 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Pulga has his dreams. Chico has his grief. Peque©ła has her pride. And these three teens have one another. But none of them have illusions about the town they've grown up in and the dangers that surround them. Even with the love of family, threats lurk around every corner. And when those threats become all too real, the trio knows they have no choice but to run: from their country, from their families, from their beloved home. Crossing from Guatemala...
16) From far away
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"When Saoussan immigrated with her family from war-torn Lebanon, she was only seven years old. This picture book tells the story of how she had to adjust to her new home in Canada. She describes the frustration of not understanding the teacher when she started school, not knowing how to ask to go to the bathroom, and being terrified of a prop skeleton. This is the perfect book to help kids empathize with immigrant children whose experiences are very...
Author
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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Description
Fleeing the Congo as refugees, Tina and her mother arrived in Kenya. Her mother found work as a maid for a family headed by Roland Greyhill. But the Greyhill fortune was made from a life of corruption and crime. After her mother is found shot to death in Mr. Greyhill's personal study, Tina spends the next four years surviving on the streets alone, working as a master thief for the Goondas, Sangui City's local gang. A job for the Goondas brings Tina...
18) Skyhunter
Author
Series
Skyhunter duology volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Karensa Federation has conquered a dozen countries, leaving Mara as one of the last free nations in the world. Refugees flee to its borders to escape a fate worse than death, transformation into mutant war beasts known as Ghosts, creatures the Federation then sends to attack Mara. The legendary Strikers, Mara's elite fighting force, are trained to stop these monsters. But as the number of Ghosts grows and Karensa closes in, defeat seems inevitable....
19) Me and my fear
Author
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Introducing a companion picture book to the award-winning picture book, The Journey, from rising star Francesca Sanna. When a young immigrant girl has to travel to a new country and start at a new school, she is accompanied by her Fear who tells her to be alone and afraid, growing bigger and bigger every day with questions like "how can you hope to make new friends if you don't understand their language?" But this little girl is stronger than her...
20) Lubna and Pebble
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"Lubna's best friend is a pebble. Pebble always listens to her stories. Pebble always smiles when she feels scared. But when a lost little boy arrives in the World of Tents, Lubna realizes that he needs Pebble even more than she does." -- From dust jacket.
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