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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c1988
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A homemade quilt ties together the lives of four generations of an immigrant Jewish family, remaining a symbol of their enduring love and faith.
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Lee, an orphan, reluctantly leaves his grandparents in China for the long sea voyage to San Francisco, where he and other immigrants undergo examinations at Angel Island Immigration Station.
Author
Publisher
H. Holt
Pub. Date
c1992
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
In letters to her cousin, a young Jewish girl chronicles her family's flight from Russia in 1919 and her own experiences when she must be left in Belgium for a while when the others emigrate to America.
11) I hate English!
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
c1989
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When her family moves to New York from Hong Kong, Mei Mei finds it difficult to adjust to school and learn the alien sounds of English
Author
Publisher
Editorial Destellos
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
Description
"De la autora puertorriqueña Sylma García, llega una novela infantil repleta de aventuras, en la que se tocan temas relevantes y de actualidad, como la migración humana. Esta hermosa historia de amistad en la adversidad invita a reflexionar sobre el gran impacto que tienen las decisiones basadas en la solidaridad y la empatía, cuando tenemos la valentía de tomarlas."
A middle-grade story of friendship in times of adversity, dealing with the...
Author
Publisher
HarperFestival
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When her mother tells her that there is no time to put together a proper Swedish Christmas in America, Hanna longs to return to Sweden, but when her grandmother sends her a tomten, a magical and mischievous creature, Hanna learns to celebrate Christmas in a special way.
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Two separate stories in one book, the first telling of Mari's starting school in a new land, and the second describing village life in her country before she and her family left in search of a better life.
Author
Publisher
A. Whitman
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On his way from Ireland to America to escape the potato famine, young Fergus carves a shillelagh from his favorite blackthorn tree, and each St. Patrick's Day for generations, his story is retold by one of his descendants.
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"This novel in verse is a powerful first-person account of Misael Martínez, a Salvadoran boy whose family joins the caravan heading north to the United States. We learn all the different reasons why people feel the need to leave -- the hope that lies behind their decision, but also the terrible sadness of leaving home. We learn about how far and hard the trip is, but also about the kindness of those along the way. Finally, once the caravan arrives...
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When ten-year-old Drita and her family, refugees from Kosovo, move to New York, Drita is teased about not speaking English well, but after a popular student named Maxine is forced to learn about Kosovo as a punishment for teasing Drita, the two girls soon bond.
19) Katie's wish
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Soon after Katie wishes for her potatoes to disappear during dinner, a potato famine ravages her native Ireland, forcing her to leave for America.
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