I lived on Butterfly Hill
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Marjorie Agosín
With the political unrest in Chile after a military dictatorship takes over, a young girl, Celeste Marconi, is sent by her parents to Maine for her safety, where she adapts to a new life, while still dreaming of her home country
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Return to sender
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Julia Alvarez
After his family hires migrant Mexican workers to help save their Vermont farm from foreclosure, eleven-year-old Tyler befriends the oldest daughter, but when he discovers they may not be in the country legally, he realizes that real friendship knows no borders
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The only road
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Alexandra Diaz
"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"
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Children of war : voices of Iraqi refugees
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Deborah Ellis
Provides interviews with twenty-three young Iraqi children who have moved away from their homeland and tells of their fears, challenges, and struggles to rebuild their lives in foreign lands as refugees of war
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Lily's crossing
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Patricia Reilly Giff
During a summer spent at Rockaway Beach in 1944, Lily's friendship with a young Hungarian refugee causes her to see the war and her own world differently. A Newbery Honor winner. Reprint.
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Refugee
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Alan Gratz
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. Simultaneous eBook.
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The sky at our feet
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Nadia Hashimi
Discovering that his Afghan mother has been living illegally in the United States since his father was killed in Afghanistan, American-born Jason fears that she has been deported and runs away to New York City in the hope of connecting with a family member who might be able to help. 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The night diary
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Veera Hiranandani
The 12-year-old daughter of a refugee family forced to flee their home in the aftermath of the 1947 separation of Pakistan and India embarks on a treacherous journey that she records in a series of letters written to her late mother. By the award-winning author of The Whole Story of Half a Girl. Simultaneous eBook.
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The midnight zoo
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Sonya Hartnett
Twelve-year-old Andrej and his 9-year-old brother, Tomas, flee their Romany encampment when it is attacked by Germans during World War II, and in a devastated town they discover a hidden wonder: a zoo where the animals tell their stories, helping the children understand what has become of their lives and what it means to be free.
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A place to belong
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Cynthia Kadohata
Reeling from the treatment they endured in the internment camps of World War II America, a Japanese-American family renounces their American citizenship to move back to Hiroshima, unaware of the devastation inflicted by the atomic bomb. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of Kira-Kira. 75,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook
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When Hitler stole pink rabbit
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Judith Kerr
Recounts the adventures of a nine-year-old Jewish girl and her family in the early 1930's as they travel from Germany to England
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Pie in the Sky
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Remy Lai
Feeling as out of place as if he landed on Mars when his family moves to an English-speaking country, 11-year-old Jingwen dreams about the cakes he would have baked with his late father, a hope that is challenged by his mother's strict kitchen safety rules. Simultaneous and eBook.
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Inside out & back again
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Thanhha Lai
Through a series of poems, a young girl chronicles the life-changing year of 1975, when she, her mother, and her brothers leave Vietnam and resettle in Alabama
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Nowhere boy
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Katherine Marsh
"Fourteen-year-old Ahmed, a Syrian refugee, and thirteen-year-old Max, an American boy, are bound by a secret that sets them on the adventure of a lifetime"
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The cats in the doll shop
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Yona Zeldis McDonough
Excited by the discovery of a pregnant cat behind her parents' doll shop, Anna anticipates the arrival of her cousin from Russia and is disappointed when her cousin does not respond to her friendly overtures, a situation that is improved by a mutual love of dolls and cats.
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Krysia : a Polish girl's stolen childhood during World War II
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Krystyna Mihulka
In the vein of Between Shades of Grayùthough written for a younger audienceùKrysia: A Polish Girl's Stolen Childhood During World War II is a memoir that offers details illuminating that while living in deplorable conditions, enduring starvation and illness, and witnessing death, there were also moments of tenderness, hope and even small celebrations while in captivity, and how her mother's strength, courage and kindness saw her and her brother through until they finally found freedom.
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A long walk to water : based on a true story : a novel
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Linda Sue Park
When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of safe haven
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The red pencil
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Andrea Davis Pinkney
After her village is attacked by militants, Amira, a young Sudanese girl, flees to a refugee camp, where she finds hope and the chance to pursue an education in the form of a single red pencil and the encouragement of a wise elder
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The boy at the back of the class
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Onjali Q. Raúf
When a Syrian refugee boy joins their class, the determined students in Mrs. Kahn's schoolroom learn the newcomer's sad story before concocting a plan to reunite him with his loved ones. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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Escape from Aleppo
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N. H Senzai
After Nadia is separated from her family while fleeing the civil war, she spends the next four days with a mysterious old man who helps her navigate the checkpoints and snipers of the rebel, ISIS, and Syrian armies that are littering Aleppo on her way tomeeting her father at the Turkish border
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Shooting Kabul
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N. H. Senzai
Escaping from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in the summer of 2001, eleven-year-old Fadi and his family immigrate to the San Francisco Bay Area, where Fadi schemes to return to the Pakistani refugee camp where his little sister was accidentally left behind
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Brothers in hope : the story of the Lost Boys of Sudan
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Mary Williams
Eight-year-old Garang, orphaned by a civil war in Sudan, finds the inner strength to help lead other boys as they trek thousands of miles seeking safety in Ethiopia, then Kenya, and finally in the United States.
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Front desk
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Kelly Yang
Recent immigrants from China and desperate for work and money, ten-year-old Mia Tang's parents take a job managing a rundown motel in Southern California, even though the owner, Mr. Yao is a nasty skinflint who exploits them; while her mother (who was anengineer in China) does the cleaning, Mia works the front desk and tries to cope with demanding customers and other recent immigrants--not to mention being only one of two Chinese in her fifth grade class, the other being Mr. Yao's son, Jason
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