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• To the Other Side

  Meza, Erika

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  "A girl reframes the dangerous border crossing between Mexico and the United States as a game to help her brother through the journey." Ages 0-8.

• Child's Play

  Peralta, R. J. (Ramiro José),

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  "A celebration of diversity and creativity follows the experiences of three childhood friends whose respective love for music, art and writing help them navigate change when they have to move to a new home." Ages 0-8.

• Diwali in My New Home

  Kaushik, Shachi,

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  When Priya moves from India to America, she finds a way to share her favorite holiday with her new neighbors. Ages: 0-8.

• The Freedom Seeker

  Gupta, Ruchira,

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  Twelve-year-old Simi Singh's life in Northern India is filled with love, family traditions, and ordinary worries. When her Sikh father and Muslim mother’s interfaith marriage becomes a target of violent vigilantes, they make the choice to flee their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Home Is in Between

  Perkins, Mitali

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  Immigrating to America, a young girl navigates between her family's Bengali traditions and her new country's culture. Ages 0-8.

• If You See a Bluebird

  Rahman, Bahram, 1984-

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  Even though his family is safe in their new country, Ali longs to return to Afghanistan until is Nana teaches him that home is not a place, but the love that family have for each other. Ages 0-8.

• The Interpreter

  Abtahi, Olivia,

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  When Cecilia isn't scoring soccer goals, she's accompanying her parents to grown-up places, such as the accountant's office, helping them translate from Spanish to English and from English to Spanish, which is fun but also hard work. Ages 0-8.

• Isabel and Her Colores Go to School

  Alessandri, Alexandra

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  "English just feels wrong to Isabel. She prefers her native Spanish. As she prepares for a new school, she knows she's going to have to learn. Her first day is uncomfortable, until she employs her crayons and discovers there's more than one way to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• It's Okay, Just Ask

  Carlos, Monique Leonardo,

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  "An immigration story that gently conveys that curiosity, open-mindedness, and acceptance have the power to overcome fear, close-mindedness and rejection." Ages: 0-8.

• Little Seeds of Promise

  Rafi, Sana

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  When Maya moves to a different country, she feels lonely and lost. Longing for her home, she holds tightly to the special seeds her grandmother gave her, afraid to plant them. Can she take the risk that they—and she—might grow and bloom in this new…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Long Way Home

  Little, Jean, 1932-2020

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  A warm story about friendship and migration. Ages 4-8

• Pie in the Sky

  Lai, Remy

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  Knowing very little English, eleven-year-old Jingwen feels like an alien when his family immigrates to Australia, but copes with loneliness and the lost of his father by baking elaborate cakes. Ages 9-12.

• Rosa's Song

  Rhee, Helena Ku

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  Newly arrived from South Korea, Jae meets Rosa, who shows him that his imagination can bring back memories of his old home, which helps him guide other newly arrived kids. Ages 0-8.

• Santiago's Dinosaurios

  Ríos Ramírez, Mariana

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  On his first day of first grade in a new country, Santiago has a dinosaur-sized problem: how will he make new amigos when he does not speak English? Ages 0-8.

• Something Happened to My Dad

  a Story About Immigration and Family Separation

  Hazzard, Ann

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  Carmen's family receives support from their community after her father, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, has been detained. Ages: 0-8.

• My Words Flew Away Like Birds

  Pearson, Debora

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  A poetically told immigration story that fosters understanding and beautifully articulates how the desire to belong and the need for human connection are universal highlights the character education traits of resilience, kindness and empathy. Ages…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Paper Boat

  Lam, Thao

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  At her home in Vietnam, a girl rescues ants from the sugar water set out to trap them. Later, when the girl’s family flees war-torn Vietnam, ants lead them through the moonlit jungle to the boat that will take them to safety. Before boarding, the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Story Boat

  Maclear, Kyo, 1970-

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  When a little girl and her younger brother are forced along with their family to flee the home they've always known, they must learn to make a new home for themselves -- wherever they are. Ages 0-8.

• The Year I Flew Away

  Arnold, Marie

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  After moving from her home in Haiti to her uncle's home in Brooklyn, ten-year-old Gabrielle, feeling bullied and out of place, makes a misguided deal with a witch. Ages 9-12.

• The Words We Share

  Wong, Jack, 1985-

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  "When they move to Canada, Angie helps her dad translate from English to Chinese and offers her translation skills to others in their community, but when a client complains, her dad comes to the rescue in the most surprising way. " Ages 0-8.