House arrest by Holt, K. A. 

Paperback(Chronicle Books, 2016)

BTSB #: 461193 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 4 MG+RC: 4.4 6-8 Lexile: 610 F&P: Y

Genres: General Fiction

Subjects: Novels in verse Diaries - Fiction Juvenile delinquency - Fiction Detention of persons - Fiction

Summary: Young Timothy is sentenced to house arrest after impulsively stealing a wallet, and he is forced to keep a journal into which he pours all his thoughts, fears, and frustrations.

Land of the cranes by Salazar, Aida 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2020)

BTSB #: 774628 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.1 MG Lexile: 890 F&P: Z

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Novels in verse Mexicans - United States - Fiction Families - Fiction Immigrants - Fiction Illegal aliens - Fiction Deportation - Fiction Detention of persons - Fiction Los Angeles (Calif.) - Fiction

Summary: Nine-year-old Betita and her parents fled Mexico after her uncle was killed by the cartels, and settled in Los Angeles seeking political asylum in what her father calls Aztlan, the land of the cranes; but now they have been swept up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, her father deported back to Mexico, and Betita and her mother confined in a family detention camp.

Santiago's road home by Diaz, Alexandra 

Paperback(Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2020)

BTSB #: 276612 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.2 MG Lexile: 740 F&P: Z

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Fiction Refugees - Fiction Detention of persons - Fiction Immigration and emigration - Fiction Mexicans - United States - Fiction Orphans - Fiction

Summary: Fleeing abusive relatives and extreme poverty in Mexico, young Santiago endures being detained by ICE while crossing the border into the United States.

Santiago's road home by Diaz, Alexandra 

BTSB Prebound(Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2020)

BTSB #: 276633 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.2 MG Lexile: 740 F&P: Z

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Fiction Refugees - Fiction Detention of persons - Fiction Immigration and emigration - Fiction Mexicans - United States - Fiction Orphans - Fiction

Summary: Fleeing abusive relatives and extreme poverty in Mexico, young Santiago endures being detained by ICE while crossing the border into the United States.

Tierra de las grullas by Salazar, Aida 

PaperbackSPANISH(Scholastic, 2021)

BTSB #: 774642 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.8 MG Lexile: 820

Genres: Spanish Language Multicultural

Subjects: Novels in verse Mexicans - United States - Fiction Families - Fiction Immigrants - Fiction Illegal aliens - Fiction Deportation - Fiction Detention of persons - Fiction Spanish language - Reading materials Los Angeles (Calif.) - Fiction

Summary: Nine-year-old Betita and her parents fled Mexico after her uncle was killed by the cartels, and settled in Los Angeles seeking political asylum in what her father calls Aztlan, the land of the cranes; but now they have been swept up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, her father deported back to Mexico, and Betita and her mother confined in a family detention camp. In Spanish.