Theme: Refugees

Now Is The Time For Running

By Book Importer | Published: May 21, 2012

Just down the road from their families, Deo and his friends play soccer in the dusty fields of Zimbabwe, cheered on by Deo’s older brother, Innocent. It is a day like any other . . . until the soldiers arrive and Deo and Innocent are forced to run for their lives, fleeing the wreckage of [...]

Descriptors: Africa, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction, South Africa, Young Adult (ages 14-18), Zimbabwe » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Inside Out And Back Again

By Book Importer | Published: April 16, 2012

No one would believe me but at times I would choose wartime in Saigon over peacetime in Alabama. For all the ten years of her life, HÀ has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of its traditions, the warmth of her friends close by . . . and the beauty of [...]

Descriptors: Guam, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Poetry, Realistic Fiction, Viet Nam » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

The Bite of the Mango

By Book Importer | Published: May 10, 2011

The astounding story of one girl’s journey from war victim to UNICEF Special Representative.As a child in a small rural village in Sierra Leone, Mariatu Kamara lived peacefully surrounded by family and friends. Rumors of rebel attacks were no more than a distant worry.But when 12-year-old Mariatu set out for a neighboring village, she never [...]

Descriptors: Africa, Nonfiction, Sierra Leone, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , , , » 6 Comments

Anya’s War

By Book Importer | Published: May 3, 2011

In 1937, the privileged and relatively carefee life of a fourteen-year-old Jewish girl, whose family emigrated from Odessa, Ukraine, to Shanghai, China, comes to an end when she finds an abandoned baby, her hero, Amelia Earhart, goes missing, and war breaks out with Japan. Based on the author’s family history.

Descriptors: China, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Where I Belong

By Book Importer | Published: May 2, 2011

Master storyteller Cross delivers an exciting new novel set in London and Somalia, which grapples with such issues as identity, trust, and family.

Descriptors: Awards, England (UK), Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Sequins, Secrets, and Silver Linings

By Book Importer | Published: February 15, 2011

When they meet a Ugandan refugee girl who’s an amazing designer, three trendy London teens combine their talents to create some kind of wonderful. A hip, cute, multiculti fashion fairy tale!Nonie’s a freak for fashion. Bleeding-heart Edie wants to green the planet. And starter-starlet Jenny has just landed a small part in a big Hollywood [...]

Descriptors: England (UK), Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Cry of the Giraffe

By Book Importer | Published: December 17, 2010

One girl’s harrowing trek from exile and slavery to hope in a new land — all based on a true story.In the early 1980s, thousands of Ethiopian Jews fled the civil unrest, famine and religious persecution of their native land in the hopes of being reunited in Yerusalem, their spiritual homeland, with its promises of [...]

Descriptors: Africa, Ethiopia, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

My Name Is Sangoel

By Book Importer | Published: March 30, 2010

As a refugee from Sudan to the United States, Sangoel is frustrated that no one can pronounce his name correctly until he finds a clever way to solve the problem. Read more about My Name Is Sangoel in WOW Review.

Descriptors: Africa, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9), Sudan » Other Themes: , , » 2 Comments

The Best Eid Ever

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

It’s Eid, and Aneesa should be happy, but her parents are thousands of miles away in Saudi Arabia for the Hajj pilgrimage. To cheer her up, her grandmother gives her a gift of beautiful clothes from Pakistan, one outfit for each of the three days of Eid. She even prepares lamb korma, Aneesa’s favorite dinner, [...]

Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, Saudi Arabia, United States of America » Other Themes: , , , , » 1 Comment

Teenage Refugees from Nicaragua Speak Out (In Their Own Voices)

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

This book begin with historical overview of Nicaragua, including the reasons for recent political unrest. The first-person narratives of young refugees follow. All of the teens tell why they left their native countries, how they made their journeys, their experiences and difficulties in North America, and if they plan to return to their homelands. The [...]

Descriptors: Latin America, Nonfiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment