Theme: Emigration and immigration

The Irish Potato Famine

By Book Importer | Published: November 21, 2011

This book provides comprehensive information on the history leading up to the Irish potato famine, presents accounts of narrow escapes, and discusses the legacy of the event.

Descriptors: Europe, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Ireland, Nonfiction » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

The Unforgotten Coat

By Book Importer | Published: September 19, 2011

When two Mongolian brothers inexplicably appear one morning in Julie’s Year Six class, no one, least of all Julie, knows what to make of them. But then Chingis, the older of the two, proclaims that Julie is to be their “Good Guide” a nomadic tradition that makes her responsible for welcoming the brothers to their [...]

Descriptors: England (UK), Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

And Twelve Chinese Acrobats

By Book Importer | Published: June 28, 2011

Tired of his mischievous antics, the unpredictable, impetuous Lou is sent off to military school to learn some discipline, and after many years, he returns, not as a soldier, but rather as the manager of a troupe of Chinese acrobats.

Descriptors: Europe, Ukraine, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Hamzat’s Journey

By Book Importer | Published: June 27, 2011

This third book in the Refugee Journeys series follows the story of a boy from Chechnya. In 2001 when Chechens were at war with Russia, he was on his way to school in the capital Grozny when he stepped on a landmine. His leg had to be amputated and eventually he and his father went [...]

Descriptors: Europe, Nonfiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

One More River

By Book Importer | Published: May 24, 2010

Lesley lives in Canada and thinks life is just great, she has got friends, she likes school and they are very comfortably off. But then her father makes a fateful decision, the whole family is going to emigrate to Israel and live a more fully Jewish life,Lesley is horrified and very resistant. However, once she [...]

Descriptors: Canada, Historical Fiction, Israel, Palestine, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Grandfather’s Story Cloth

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Chersheng’s grandfather is beginning to forget things: little things like turning off the water faucet and big things like Chersheng’s name. Sometimes he even forgets that he is in America now. Chersheng feels sad and helpless when he learns that Grandfather has Alzheimer’s Disease, but then Chersheng’s mother presents him with a story cloth stitched [...]

Descriptors: Lao People's Democratic Republic, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » 1 Comment

The Darkest Evening

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Jake’s life is turned upside down when his father gets caught up in the Socialist fervor washing over their Finnish mining community in Minnesota. His father decides to move their family to a new, Finnish state inside the Soviet Union, a change that fills Jake with dread. Where his father dreams of creating a worker’s [...]

Descriptors: Finland, Historical Fiction, Russia, United States of America » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

La Línea

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

When fifteen-year-old Miguel’s time finally comes to leave his poor Mexican village, cross the border illegally, and join his parents in California, his younger sister’s determination to join him soon imperils them both. Take a closer look at La Línea as examined in WOW Review.

Descriptors: Americas, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mexico, Realistic Fiction, United States of America » Other Themes: , , , » 9 Comments

Behind the Mountains

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

It is election time in Haiti, and bombs are going off in the capital city of Port-au-Prince. During a visit from her home in rural Haiti, Celiane Espérance and her mother are nearly killed. Looking at her country with new eyes, Celiane gains a fresh resolve to be reunited with her father in Brooklyn, New [...]

Descriptors: Americas, Haiti, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , , » 2 Comments

Grandfather’s Journey

By auraenid | Published: December 1, 2008

A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather’s journey to America which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries.

Descriptors: Asia, Historical Fiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States of America » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment