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10) The arrival
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this wordless graphic novel, a man leaves his homeland and sets off for a new country, where he must build a new life for himself and his family.
12) Refugee
Author
Language
English
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Description
Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy living 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.
14) Lobizona
Author
Series
[Wolves of no world] volume 1
Publisher
X Puck
Edition
1.a edicion.
Language
Español
Description
Algunas personas SON ilegales. Las Lobizonas NO existen. Ambas declaraciones son falsas. Manuela Azul se ha concentrado en una existencia que se siente demasiado pequeña para ella. Como inmigrante indocumentada que huye de la familia criminal argentina de su padre, Manu está confinada a un pequeño departamento y una pequeña vida en Miami, Florida. Hasta que la burbuja protectora de Manu se rompa. Mientras Manu descubre su propia historia y rastrea...
Author
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Language
English
Description
Lillia, her younger sister, Naomi, and their father fled Warsaw in 1940. Shanghai was one of the few places that would accept Jews without visas. She worries about how their mother, Alenka, would find them. Lillia finds an outlet for her artistic talent by making puppets, remembering the happy days in Warsaw when they were circus performers. She makes friends with Wei, a Chinese boy, and finds work as a performer at a "gentlemen's club" without her...
Author
Series
Turtle of Oman volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Aref, a third-grader who lives in Muscat, Oman, refuses to pack his suitcase and prepare to move to Michigan, his mother asks for help from his grandfather, his Siddi, who takes Aref around the country, storing up memories he can carry with him to a new home.
17) West of the moon
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Language
English
Description
In nineteenth-century Norway, fourteen-year-old Astri, whose aunt has sold her to a mean goatherder, dreams of joining her father in America.
18) Tiger daughter
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Publisher Annotation: Equal parts heartbreaking and hopeful, Tiger Daughter is an award-winning novel about finding your voice amidst the pressures of growing up in an immigrant home told from the perspective of a remarkable young Chinese girl.
19) Freedom swimmer
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A powerful story of friendship, bravery, and a desperate bid for freedom, inspired by true events.
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