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TITLE: When Stars Are Scattered
AUTHOR: Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Jam - GRAPHIC SUMMARY: Omar and his younger brother Hassan live in a refugee camp, and when an opportunity for Omar to get an education comes along, he must decide between going to school every day or caring for his nonverbal brother in this intimate and touching portrayal of family and daily life in a refugee camp. |
TITLE: The Wrong End of the Table: A Mostly Comic Memoir of a Muslim Arab American Woman Just Trying to Fit In
AUTHOR: Ayser Salman WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: 921 Sal SUMMARY: Recounts the author's experiences as a young Iraqi immigrant trying to fit in among her American counterparts, discussing her parents' strict rules, her ill-advised romantic dalliances, and the isolation she felt after 9/11. |
TITLE: Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration
AUTHOR: Written by Bryan Caplan; artwork by Zach Weinersmith WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: 304.8 Cap SUMMARY: American policy-makers have long been locked in a heated battle over whether, how many, and what kind of immigrants to allow to live and work in the country. Those in favor of welcoming more immigrants often cite humanitarian reasons, while those in favor of more restrictive laws argue the need to protect native citizens.But economist Bryan Caplan adds a new, compelling perspective to the immigration debate: He argues that opening all borders could eliminate absolute poverty worldwide and usher in a booming worldwide economy-greatly benefiting humanity. With a clear and conversational tone, exhaustive research, and vibrant illustrations by Zach Weinersmith, Open Borders makes the case for unrestricted immigration easy to follow and hard to deny. |
TITLE: American Street
AUTHOR: Ibi Zoboi WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Zob - NOVELS SUMMARY: Fabiola Toussaint, a young Haitian immigrant to the United States, must navigate her life, school and relationships, while dealing with her loud cousins after her mother is detained by the United States immigration department. |
TITLE: The Best We Could Do
AUTHOR: Thi Bui WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: 921 Bui - GRAPHIC SUMMARY: In graphic novel format, Thi Bui describes her family's experiences as they immigrate to the United States from their war-torn home in Vietnam. |
TITLE: A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea: One Refugee's Incredible Story of Love, Loss, and Survival
AUTHOR: Melissa Fleming WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: 956.9 Fle SUMMARY: The story of a young Syrian refugee's attempt to reach Sweden, focusing on her ordeal in icy waters after the dilapidated fishing vessel in which she was traveling--along with 500 others--sinks. |
TITLE: Refugee
AUTHOR: Alan Gratz WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Gra - NOVELS SUMMARY: Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany; Isabel, a Cuban girl trying to escape the riots and unrest plaguing her country in 1994; and Mahmoud, a Syrian boy in 2015 whose homeland is torn apart by violence and destruction, embark on harrowing journeys in search of refuge, discovering shocking connections that tie their stories together. |
TITLE: In the Country We Love: A Family Divided
AUTHOR: Diane Guerrero WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: 921 Gue SUMMARY: Diane Guerrero, television actress from the hits Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin, recalls the day her parents were detained and deported when she was 14, and how she was able to remain in the country, finish her education, and build a successful acting career. |
TITLE: Game Seven
AUTHOR: Paul Volponi WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Vol - NOVELS SUMMARY: A sixteen-year-old shortstop in Cuba who dreams of playing with the pros must choose between his country and his father who defected to the U.S. |
TITLE: Undocumented: A Dominican Boy's Odyssey from a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League
AUTHOR: Dan-el Padilla Peralta WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: 921 Pad SUMMARY: Dan-el Padilla Peralta discusses how he went from a young boy living in the United States illegally to a successful student at Princeton. |
TITLE: Americanah
AUTHOR: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Adi - NOVELS SUMMARY: Separated by respective ambitions after falling in love in occupied Nigeria, beautiful Ifemelu experiences triumph and defeat in America while exploring new concepts of race, while Obinze endures an undocumented status in London until the pair is reunited in their homeland 15 years later, where they face the toughest decisions of their lives. |
TITLE: The Book of Unknown Americans
AUTHOR: Cristina Henríquez WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Hen - NOVELS SUMMARY: Moving from Mexico to America when their daughter suffers a near-fatal accident, the Riveras confront cultural barriers, their daughter's difficult recovery and her developing relationship with a Panamanian boy. |
TITLE: The Shadow Hero
AUTHOR: Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Yan - GRAPHIC SUMMARY: In this origin story for the classic comic book hero the Green Turtle, Hank, the nineteen-year-old son of Chinese immigrants, resists his mother's attempts to make him a superhero at first, but when tragedy strikes he assumes the role of a caped crusader. Aided by one of the four spirits of Chinese mythology, Hank becomes the Green Turtle and sets out to rid Chinatown of the gangsters who have intimidated everyone for years and murdered his father. |
TITLE: Inside Out & Back Again
AUTHOR: Thanhha Lai WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Lai - HISTORICAL SUMMARY: Through a series of poems, a young girl chronicles the life-changing year of 1975, when she, her mother, and her brothers leave Vietnam and resettle in Alabama. |
TITLE: The Distance Between Us
AUTHOR: Reyna Grande WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: 921 Gra SUMMARY: Reyna Grande chronicles her life as an undocumented immigrant, from her border crossing at age nine, discussing her difficult relationship with her father, and other complications with her family during childhood. |
TITLE: The Good Braider
AUTHOR: Terry Farish WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Far - NOVELS SUMMARY: Follows Viola as she survives brutality in war-torn Sudan, makes a perilous journey, lives as a refugee in Egypt, and finally reaches Portland, Maine, where her quest for freedom and security is hampered by memories of past horrors and the traditions her mother and other Sudanese adults hold dear. Includes historical facts and a map of Sudan. |
TITLE: Girl in Translation
AUTHOR: Jean Kwok WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Kwo - NOVELS SUMMARY: Ah-Kim Chang and her mother immigrate to Brooklyn, where they work for Kim's Aunt Paula in a Chinatown clothing factory earning barely enough to keep them alive; however, Kim's perseverance and hard work earns her a place at an elite private school where she is befriended by Annette, who helps her adjust to American culture. |
TITLE: Denied, Detained, Deported: Stories from the Dark Side of American Immigration
AUTHOR: Ann Bausum WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: 325 Bau SUMMARY: Discusses cases from the history of immigration in the U.S. in which immigrants are denied, such as the people aboard "The St. Louis" who were sent back to Nazi Germany during the Holocaust, the detained, such as Japanese Americans during WWII, and the deported, such as Emma Goldman, who was sent back to Russia in 1919 after living in the U.S. for thirty years. |
TITLE: A Glass of Water
AUTHOR: Jimmy Santiago Baca WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Bac - NOVELS SUMMARY: The two sons of Mexican immigrants diverge on different paths after the death of their mother, and while the elder, Lorenzo, follows his father's footsteps and devotes his life to farming, Vito finds fame in the boxing ring, but when they are reunited, the brothers must face a common enemy. |
TITLE: How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child
AUTHOR: Sandra Uwiringiyimana WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: 921 Uwi SUMMARY: A memoir by the co-creator of the Foundation of Hope Ministries shares the remarkable story of her survival during the Gatumba massacre and how after moving to America she found healing through art and activism. |
TITLE: Salt to the Sea
AUTHOR: Ruta Sepetys WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Sep - HISTORICAL SUMMARY: As World War II draws to a close, refugees try to escape the war's final dangers, only to find themselves aboard a ship with a target on its hull. |
TITLE: Dear Leader: Poet, Spy, Escapee - A Look Inside North Korea
AUTHOR: Jang Jin-sung WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: 921 Jan SUMMARY: Description:In this rare insider's view into contemporary North Korea, a high-ranking counterintelligence agent describes his life as a former poet laureate to Kim Jong-il and his breathtaking escape to freedom. As North Korea's State Poet Laureate, Jang Jin-sung led a charmed life. With food provisions (even as the country suffered through its great famine), a travel pass, access to strictly censored information, and audiences with Kim Jong-il himself, his life in Pyongyang seemed safe and secure. But this privileged existence was about to be shattered. When a strictly forbidden magazine he lent to a friend goes missing, Jang Jin-sung must flee for his life. Never before has a member of the elite described the inner workings of this totalitarian state and its propaganda machine. An astonishing expose; told through the heart-stopping story of Jang Jin-sung's escape to South Korea, Dear Leader is a rare and unprecedented insight into the world's most secretive and repressive regime. |
TITLE: The Book of Jonas
AUTHOR: Stephen Dau WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Dau - NOVELS SUMMARY: Fifteen-year-old Jonas, the only survivor of his family after the U.S. bombs his Middle Eastern country, relocates to America where he tells a counselor about Christopher Henderson, an American soldier who disappeared after saving him. |
TITLE: Bamboo People
AUTHOR: Stephen Dau WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Dau - NOVELS SUMMARY: Two Burmese boys, one a Karenni refugee and the other the son of an imprisoned Burmese doctor, meet in the jungle and in order to survive they must learn to trust each other. |