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Author
Publisher
Blue Rider Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
When his family is killed during an errant U.S. military operation in the Middle East, fifteen-year-old Jonas is sent to live with a foster family in America and struggles to adapt before revealing the heroics of a missing soldier who saved his life.
Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A moving picture book for older children and families that introduces a difficult topic, amplifying the voices and experiences of immigrant children detained at the border between Mexico and the US. The children's actual words (from publicly available court documents) are assembled to tell one heartbreaking story, in both English and Spanish (back to back). Each spread is illustrated in striking full-color by a different Latinx artist. A portion...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
"This eye-opening memoir tells the story of a young girl's life in Syria, her family's wrenching decision to leave their home, and the upheaval of life in a refugee camp. Though her life had utterly changed, one thing remained the same. She knew that education was the key to a better future--for herself, and so that she could help her country. She went from tent to tent in the camp, trying to convince other kids, especially girls, to come to school....
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press/Gale Cengage Co
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
"When seven-year-old Bana Alabed took to Twitter to describe the horrors of war-torn Syria, her heartrending messages touched the world. Bana's happy childhood was abruptly upended by civil war when she was three years old. Over the next four years, she knew nothing but bombing, destruction, and fear. Her ordeal culminated in a brutal siege in Aleppo. Facing death as bombs relentlessly fell around them, Bana and her family embarked on a perilous...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Bridge Between Two Worlds charts the remarkable journey of three newly arrived refugee children Filimon, Martin and Mujtaba through the last six months of an intensive English course at Highgate Primary School. Their stories, told from the children's own perspective, allow an audience unique access into their emotional world. Bridge Between Two Worlds a beautifully intimate portrait of their struggles and their triumphs marked by laughter, tantrums...
12) Lubna and Pebble
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
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.
Author
Publisher
Suzukishuppan
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
日本語
Description
Imagine if, on an ordinary day, after a day of studying tadpoles and drawing birds, war came to your town and turned it to rubble. Imagine you lost everything and everyone, and you had to make a dangerous journey all alone. Imagine that there was no welcome at the end, and no room for you even to take a seat at school. And then imagine that a child, just like you, gave you a gift, something ordinary but so very, very important. Inspired by true events....
17) My name is Bana
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A poignant picture book memoir from Bana Alabed, the seven-year-old Syrian girl from Aleppo whose messages to the world have turned her into a global symbol and advocate for refugee rights. "I just want to live without fear." -Bana Alabed, Twitter, October 12, 2016 When seven-year-old Bana Alabed took to Twitter to describe the horrors she and her family were experiencing in war-torn Syria, her heartrending messages touched the world and gave a...
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