Desde las copas de los arboles by Yang, Kao Kalia 

BTSB PreboundSPANISH(Carolrhoda, 2023)

BTSB #: 971324 Available

Dewey: 362.7/NAges: 5-8   


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Subjects: Refugees Refugee camps Spanish language - Reading materials

Summary: A powerful true story of a young girl who has never known life outside a refugee camp and a father determined to help her dream beyond the fence that confines them. In Spanish.

Finding home : words from kids seeking sanctuary by Agna, Gwen 

BTSB Prebound(Clarion, 2024)

BTSB #: 491530 Available

Dewey: 362.7/NAges: 4-8   


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Subjects: Refugees

Summary: In this photographic picture book, the authors record and transcribe the words of displaced children, raising up their voices--who they are, where they came from, and the many different reasons that they had to leave their home country.

From the tops of the trees by Yang, Kao Kalia 

BTSB Prebound(Carolrhoda, 2021)

BTSB #: 971321 Available

Dewey: 362.7/NAges: 5-8   
AR: 3.7 LG Lexile: 610

Genres:

Subjects: Refugees Refugee camps

Summary: A powerful true story of a young girl who has never known life outside a refugee camp and a father determined to help her dream beyond the fences that confine them.

Immigration, refugees, and the fight for a better life [Issues in action (Read Woke Books)]by Smith, Elliott 

BTSB Prebound(Lerner, 2022)

BTSB #: 827130 Available

Dewey: 325.73/NAges: 9-14   
AR: 6.6 MG Lexile: 1010

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Subjects: Immigration and emigration Immigrants Refugees United States - Immigration and emigration

Summary: Readers look at the issue of immigration in the US and globally, examining the history, laws, and causes surrounding immigrants' and refugees' search for a better life and the difficulties they face.

Key from Spain : Flory Jagoda and her music by Levy, Debbie 

BTSB Prebound(Kar-Ben, 2019)

BTSB #: 567567 Available

Dewey: 781.62/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 4.6 LG

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Subjects: Jagoda, Flory Refugees Sephardim Music Jews - Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian Americans

Summary: Just as her ancestors were forced to leave Spain during the Inquisition, Flory flees Europe for a new life in the United States, bringing with her a precious harmoniku and a passion for Ladino music.

Refugee crisis [Turning points]by Goodman, Michael E. 

BTSB Prebound(Creative Education, 2020)

BTSB #: 129565 Available

Dewey: 305.9/NAges: 9-12   
AR: 7.4 MG+ Lexile: 1120

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Refugees

Summary: A historical account of the global refugee crisis, including the events that have triggered ongoing crises, the people involved, the border politics and camp-construction issues, and the lingering aftermath.

Sisters of the war : two remarkable true stories of survival and hope in Syria by Abouzeid, Rania 

Paperback(Scholastic Focus, 2022)

BTSB #: 040478 Available

Dewey: 956.9104/NAges: 12-16   
Lexile: 1050

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Subjects: Sisters Families Refugees Syria - History|y2011-, Civil War

Summary: Since the civil war in Syria began in 2011, over 500,000 civilians have been killed and more than 12 million Syrians have been displaced. Two pairs of sisters from opposite sides of the conflict give readers a firsthand glimpse of turmoil and devastation the war has wrought. Sunni Muslim Ruha and her younger sister Alaa withstand constant attacks by the Syrian government in rebel-held territory. Alawite sisters Hanin and Jawa try to carry on as normal in the police state of regime-held Syria.

Waiting place : when home is lost and a new one not yet found by Nayeri, Dina 

BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2022)

BTSB #: 668537 Available

Dewey: 305/NAges: 10-13   
AR: 4 MG+ Lexile: 660 HL F&P: X

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Subjects: Refugees Refugee camps Greece

Summary: The hopes and struggles of ten child refugees in Greece--siblings and friends from Iran and Afghanistan.

We are displaced : my journey and stories from refugee girls around the world by Yousafzai, Malala 

Paperback(Little, Brown, 2021)

BTSB #: 976254 Available

Dewey: 305.2309/NAges: 14-18   
AR: 6 MG

Genres:

Subjects: Refugees Forced migration

Summary: Introduces some of the people behind the statistics and news stories about the millions of people displaced worldwide.