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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
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Arriving in America, the so-called beautiful country, Anna, a young Taiwanese girl, finds it anything but beautiful as she and her family struggle to make a place for themselves in this world and learn the true meaning of home.
2) Unsettled
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Young Nurah reluctantly moves with her family from Karachi, Pakistan, to Peachtree City, Georgia, but, after some ups and downs, begins to feel at home.
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Series
Beyond the western sea volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 13
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Description
Three children run from Ireland to America to find a better life when they are confronted by many challenges.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
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Description
Sent with her mother to the safety of a relative's home in Cincinnati when her Syrian hometown is overshadowed by violence, Jude worries for the family members who were left behind as she adjusts to a new life with unexpected surprises.
8) Refugee
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
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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.
10) Facing fear
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Description
"Enrique is a U.S. citizen-but the rest of his family isn't. When he hears a rumor of a police raid, Enrique must face the possibility of being separated from his parents and sister"--
13) Into the storm
Author
Series
Beyond the western sea volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 16
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Description
Escaping their impoverished Irish village and boarding a ship to America, 15-year-old Maura and 12-year-old Patrick endure a treacherous journey, wondering what the new world will bring, while helping a young stowaway avoid capture.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
Description
"A boy and his father cross the United States-Mexico border every other Saturday, visiting their favorite places, spending time with family and friends, and sharing in the responsibility of community care"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
244 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
A novel in verse inspired by the author's experience follows Hà and her family, refugees from the Vietnam War, as they move to Texas for a new job, and despite not wanting to start over again, Hà discovers unwanted change can bring a good opportunity.
16) Finding Papa
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
Description
"Follows young Mai and her mother's perilous journey from Vietnam to America to find Papa--who left ahead of them to start a better life for their family"--
17) Islandborn
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Description
"Lola was just a baby when her family left the Island, so when she has to draw it for a school assignment, she asks her family, friends, and neighbors about their memories of her homeland ... and in the process, comes up with a new way of understanding her own heritage"--
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Description
Rocio and her family move from Central America to the United States, leaving behind their extended family and many happy memories, but Rocio's Abuela finds a way to send her something special for her birthday.
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Description
Told through the parallel stories of the butterflies' journey and Lucía's migrant farmer father, Cynthia Harmony's A Flicker of Hope is a love letter to the power of families and nature, both of which know no borders.
20) West of the moon
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
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.
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