Introduces the history and political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and presents young refugees, who describe the reasons why they had to leave, their travels as refugees, and their experiences adjusting to a new country.
Young Adult (ages 14-18)
Material appropriate for young adults
An African In Greenland
A native of Africa, the author recounts how a picture book about Greenland inspired him to embark on a life-changing journey that would last for ten years, leading him ultimately to Greenland. Includes photos.
Eva Underground
In 1978, a high school senior is forced by her widowed father to move from their comfortable Chicago suburb to help with an underground education movement in communist Poland.
Victor: A Novel Based On The Life Of The Savage Of Aveyron
A novel based on the work of Dr. Jean Marc Itard who spent the years shortly after the French Revolution working with a ‘savage’ boy whom he called Victor, trying to prove he was not an idiot and to teach him how to live in human society.
Darkness Be My Friend
Airlifted out of their own country to the safe haven of New Zealand after an enemy invasion of their homeland, Ellie and her friends return to Australia as guides for soldiers who plan an attack on the airfield. Fourth in the Tomorrow series.
Johnny Hazzard
Fifteen-year-old Johnny Hazzard’s seventh obligatory summer in London with his divorced father livens up when Johnny meets an older girl named January.
Thura’s Diary: My Life In Wartime Iraq
Nineteen-year-old Thura al-Windawi traces the days leading up to the bombings in Iraq, the war, and the chaos that followed, describing her life and the reality of war for Iraqi families.
Copper Sun
Two fifteen-year-old girls — one a slave and the other an indentured servant — escape their Carolina plantation and try to make their way to Fort Moses, Florida, a Spanish colony that gives sanctuary to slaves.
Teenage Refugees From Russia Speak Out
Introduces the history and political situation in Russia, and presents a variety of young refugees, who describe the reasons why they had to leave, their travels as refugees, and their experiences adjusting to a new country.
Somehow Tenderness Survives: Stories Of Southern Africa
Ten major South African writers, representing all races and including Nadine Gordimer, Doris Lessing, and Mark Mathabane, explore the political, social, and emotional impact of apartheid.