Theme: Refugees

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

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

These books begin with historical overviews of Haiti, 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: Americas, Caribbean, Haiti, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Long Road

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Although life is difficult in José’s Central American village, he enjoys playing football with his friends, sharing the large meals cooked by his aunts, and even going to school. But a civil war breaks out in his country. Outspoken people like his mother are in danger, so José and his mother must flee.The road north [...]

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The Color of Home

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 11, 2007

Hassan is newly arrived in America and he misses his home in Somalia. Hassan has learned just a few words of English, and his first day at school is very different from back home and lonely. Hassan discovers a way to communicate through art. Hassan tells his story. His teacher invites an interpreter to the [...]

Descriptors: Africa, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, Somalia » Other Themes: , , , » Comments closed

The Roses in My Carpets

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

When a young boy and his mother and sister come to a refugee camp to escape the war in Afghanistan, he finds some comfort in the beauty of the carpets he is learning weave.

Descriptors: Afghanistan, Asia, Fiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , » 2 Comments