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"This powerful and moving novel from the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Petal of the Sea weaves together past and present, tracing the ripple effects of war and immigration on one child in Europe in 1938 and another in the United States in 2019. Vienna, 1938. Samuel Adler was six years old when his father disappeared during Kristallnacht-the night their family lost everything. Samuel's mother secured a spot for him on the last Kindertransport...
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Language
English
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Rita and Rosie Stevens are only nine and five years old when their widowed mother marries a violent bully called Jimmy Randall. Under pressure from him, she is persuaded to send the girls to an orphanage - not knowing that the papers she has signed will entitle the charity running it to do what they like with them. And it is not long before the powers that be decide to send a consignment of orphans to their sister institution in Australia. Among them...
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"When Noor returns to her native Iran for the first time in thirty years, with her very American daughter, Lily, so much about her homeland is different. But Café Leila--the restaurant Noor's family has run for three generations--hasn't changed. A neighborhood café in Tehran is at the center of this powerful and transporting story of love, family, friendship, and homecoming told against the backdrop of Iran's rich, yet tragic, history"--
Author
Series
Northern lights (Lisa Tawn Bergren) volume 1
Publisher
Books in Motion
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
They traveled to America in search of freedom & prosperity. Elsa Anders' dream of marrying Peder Ramstad is about to come true. Can this strong willed, creative woman with a love for independance, adventure, & the sea, find happiness with a captain who insists upon leaving her safely on shore?
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
"Uriel the angel and Little Ash (short for Ashmedai) are the only two supernatural creatures in their shtetl (which is so tiny, it doesn't have a name other than Shetl). The angel and the demon have been studying together for centuries, but pogroms and the search for a new life have drawn all the young people from their village to America. When one of those young people, Essie, goes missing. Uriel and Little Ash set off to find her. Along the way...
Author
Publisher
ABRAMS, Inc
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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A "fascinating" history of immigration in America with extensive photos and illustrations (Kirkus Reviews).
American attitudes toward immigrants are paradoxical. On the one hand, we see our country as a haven for the poor and oppressed; anyone, no matter his or her background, can find freedom here and achieve the "American Dream." On the other hand, depending on prevailing economic conditions, fluctuating feelings about race and...
American attitudes toward immigrants are paradoxical. On the one hand, we see our country as a haven for the poor and oppressed; anyone, no matter his or her background, can find freedom here and achieve the "American Dream." On the other hand, depending on prevailing economic conditions, fluctuating feelings about race and...
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 810L
Language
English
Description
Describes how an Iraqi refugee family was separated from their beloved feline companion while on a crowded boat crossing to Greece before a worldwide community helped the cat and his owners reunite.
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Series
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"Asian American Histories of the United States illuminates how an over-century-long history of Asian migration, labor, and community formation in the United States is fundamental to understanding the American experience and its existential crises of the early twenty-first century." --
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1988
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
920L
Language
English
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Description
A homemade quilt ties together the lives of four generations of an immigrant Jewish family, remaining a symbol of their enduring love and faith.
13) Ellis Island
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Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
15) Refugee
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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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.
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Series
Publisher
A Kids Book About, Inc
Pub. Date
2021 .
Language
English
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Description
How do we convey to kids what immigration really means? How do we explain all the difficult decisions people make when they choose to leave their home country to start over somewhere new? This book will help! It breaks down many of the complexities of immigration while reminding us all that no matter where we come from, we are all human and should be treated as such.
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
After traveling to Tijuana, Mexico, Noemi and her mother are denied entry at the border and must find the refugee in charge of the notebook, an unofficial ledger of those waiting to cross into the United States. Includes author's note.
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2021
Edition
Unabridged
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Missing her mother who has returned to Turkey to resolve an immigration problem, sixth-grader Sila welcomes a very large distraction in her life when she helps a surprising new friend rescue a circus elephant.
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