Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration
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The Only Road
$8.99 Add to cartPURA BELPR? HONOR BOOK
“An important, must-have addition to the growing body of literature with immigrant themes.” —School Library Journal (starred review) Twelve-year-old Jaime ma
ALA NOTABLE BOOK- Author: Diaz, Alexandra
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 03 2017
- ISBN10: 1481457519
- Language: English
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In the Beautiful Country
$9.99 Add to cartFor fans of Jasmine Warga and Thanhh? Lại, this is a stunning novel in verse about a young Taiwanese immigrant to America who is confronted by the stark difference between dreams and reality.
Ann
- Author: Kuo, Jane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 0063118998
- Language: English
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Boy, Everywhere
$19.95 Read moreWhat turns citizens into refugees and then immigrants? In this powerful middle-grade debut, Sami and his family embark on a harrowing journey to save themselves from the Syrian civil war.
Sami loves hi
- Author: Dassu, A. M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: April 20 2021
- ISBN10: 1643791966
- Language: English
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Three Keys (Front Desk #2)
$17.99 Add to cartThe story of Mia and her family and friends at the Calivista Motel continues in this powerful, hilarious, and resonant sequel to the award-winning novel Front Desk.
Mia Tang thinks she’s going to have … [more below]
- Series: Front Desk
- Author: Yang, Kelly
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 15, 2020
- ISBN10: 133859138X
- Language: English
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de Aquà Como El CoquÃ
$18.99 Add to cartEn esta emocionante historia, basada en las propias experiencias del autor e ilustrador, un niño se muda de Puerto Rico a los Estados Unidos en donde descubre que la ciudad de Nueva York tiene mucho … [more below]
- Author: Perez, Nomar
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 16, 2021
- ISBN10: 0593324072
- Language: Spanish
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Land of Broken Promises
$18.99 Add to cartTaiwanese immigrant Anna and her family make a shocking discovery that puts their American dreams at risk in this searing companion to In the Beautiful Country, which Gene Luen Yang called “vivid and
- Author: Kuo, Jane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 6, 2023
- ISBN10: 0063119048
- Language: English
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A Bit of Earth
$19.99 Read more“Karuna Riazi has a way with words. This story will find its way into your heart.”–Tae Keller, Newbery Medalist for When You Trap a Tiger
“As timeless as it is timely, A Bit of Earth is a rare gift.”–
- Author: Riazi, Karuna
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: March 14 2023
- ISBN10: 0063098660
- Language: English
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Tomatoes in My Lunchbox
$19.99 Read moreA moving picture book from a debut author about the first day of school, layered with themes about the immigrant experience and the universal experience of feeling out of place.
A child, newly arrived- Author: Manoli, Costantia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 21 2022
- ISBN10: 1250763126
- Language: English
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Finding Papa
$19.99 Add to cartFinding Papa has been named the 2024 Asian/Pacific American Award Picture Honor Book by the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association!
This poignant and lyrical debut picture book based on the aut
- Author: Krans, Angela Pham
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: February 07 2023
- ISBN10: 0063060965
- Language: English
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The Color Collector
$17.99 Read moreThe Color Collector is a poignant story about newness, friendship, and common ground. When a boy notices the new girl picking up all manner of debris and litter on their walks home from school he want… [more below]
- Author: Solis, Nicholas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 15 2021
- ISBN10: 1534111050
- Language: English
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Farewell Cuba, Mi Isla
$17.99 Read moreTwo starred reviews!
“Perfect for fans of Margarita Engle and impactful historical fiction” (School Library Journal, starred review), this “evocative and transportive” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review)- Author: Diaz, Alexandra
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1534495401
- Language: English
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A Flicker of Hope: A Story of Migration
$18.99 Add to cartA heartwarming tale of a girl waiting for her beloved Pap? to return when the monarchs fly south to their home in Mexico.
Luc?a loves to watch the monarchs’ migration from her home in Mexico with Pap?- Author: Harmony, Cynthia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 27 2024
- ISBN10: 0593525760
- Language: English
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The Elephant in the Room
$9.99 Add to cart“Sloan captures the importance of compassion and bravery when facing life’s challenges” (Kirkus) in this touching novel by the critically acclaimed author of Counting by 7s.
It’s been almost a year si- Author: Sloan, Holly Goldberg
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: March 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0735229953
- Language: English
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Nowhere Boy
$9.99 Add to cart“A resistance novel for our time.” —The New York Times
“A hopeful story about recovery, empathy, and the bravery of young people.” —Booklist
“This well-crafted and suspenseful novel touches on the to- Author: Marsh, Katherine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: August 25 2020
- ISBN10: 125021145X
- Language: English
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To the Other Side
$18.99 Add to cartAuthor-illustrator Erika Meza delivers a stunning and emotionally rich book from the viewpoint of those most impacted by border walls: young refugee children. This powerfully told tale highlights the
- Author: Meza, Erika
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 01, 1970
- ISBN10: 0063073161
- Language: English
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Front Desk (Front Desk #1) (Scholastic Gold)
$18.99 Add to cartFour starred reviews and over ten best-of-year lists!* “Many readers will recognize themselves or their neighbors in these pages.” — Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Winner of the Asian / Pacific Americ… [more below]
- Series: Front Desk #1
- Author: Yang, Kelly
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 01, 1970
- ISBN10: 1338157795
- Language: English
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The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story
$17.95 Add to cartKanzi’s family has moved from Egypt to America, and on her first day in a new school, what she wants more than anything is to fit in. Maybe that’s why she forgets to take the kofta sandwich her mother… [more below]
- Author: Khalil, Aya
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 36
- Publish Date: January 01, 1970
- ISBN10: 0884487547
- Language: English
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The Ferris Wheel
$18.95 Read moreA powerful and heartwarming story for children about empathy, hope, and longing.
This is the story of two parallel journeys in cities far apart. A mother and a son leave their home for a better day, w- Author: Kozikoglu
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: November 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1623717213
- Language: English
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Gibberish
$17.99 Add to cartBEST OF THE YEAR
Charlotte Huck Rec
Kirkus – Parents – Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association – Chicago Public Library – Washington Post – Evanston Public Library – Los Angeles Public Library- Author: Vo, Young
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: March 01, 2022
- ISBN10: 1646141105
- Language: English
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That’s Not My Name!
$18.99 Add to cartA debut picture book about loving your name, finding your voice, and standing up for yourself from the critically acclaimed illustrator of Bilal Cooks Daal and I Am Perfectly Designed.
Mirha is so exc- Author: Syed, Anoosha
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: July 12, 2022
- ISBN10: 059340517X
- Language: English
