Marcom, Micheline Aharonian
Summary: "Emilio thinks he is living the American Dream: his parents, who emigrated from Guatemala to California, sacrifice daily to make sure of it. And his life seems relatively normal until he turns sixteen. Like most teenagers, Emilio is determined to get his driver's license--however, his mother dissuades him from doing so. When Emilio asks why, his parents reveal a shocking secret: he is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MARGratz, Alan
Summary: "Josef es un chico judío que vive en la Alemania nazi, Isabel es una chica cubana que se ve obligada a huir de su país después de las revueltas en contra del gobierno de Castro, en 1994, y Mahmoud es un muchacho que padece la guerra de Siria en 2015. Tres jóvenes distintos y una misión en común: huir de su país."--Publisher's description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Editorial Santillana 2018
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1 available in Young Adult World, Call number: YA WORLD SPANISH FIC GRAGratz, Alan
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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC GRACopies Available at Peninsula
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2 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC GRAGratz, Alan
Summary: Josef is a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany. With the threat of concentration camps looming, he and his family board a ship bound for the other side of the world. Isabel is a Cuban girl in 1994. With riots and unrest plaguing her country, she and her family set out on a raft, hoping to find safety in America. Mahmoud is a Syrian boy in 2015. With his homeland torn apart by violence and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC GRAColato Lainez, Rene
Summary: Young René's mother has sent him a new pair of shoes from the United States. He loves his new shoes. "They walk everywhere I walk. They jump every time I jump. They run as fast as me. We always cross the finish line at the same time." René-with his new shoes-and his father set off on the long journey to meet his mother in the United States. He says goodbye to his friends in El Salvador, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG COLCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG COLLại, Thanhhà
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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
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Summary: "Anita watches the dragons high above her as she hops from one cement roof to another in her village in the Dominican Republic. But being the valiant princesa she is, she never lets them scare her. Then one day, Anita must face her fears to begin a new life in a new country. Will she be brave enough to enter the belly of the beast and take flight to new adventures?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lantana 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CARWarga, Jasmine
Summary: Jude never thought she'd be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria. But when things in her hometown start becoming volatile, Jude and her mother are sent to live in Cincinnati with relatives. At first, everything in America seems too fast and too loud. But this life also brings unexpected surprises. Maybe America, too, is a place where Jude...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC WARWarga, Jasmine
Summary: "Jude never thought she'd be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria. But when things in her home-town start becoming volatile, Jude and her mother are sent to live in Cincinnati with relatives. At first, everything in America seems too fast and too loud. The American movies Jude has always loved haven't quite prepared her for starting school...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC WARToutonghi, Pauls
Summary: "Born in Beirut in 1922, Marguerite Toutoungi lives a life of loss and sacrifice. She dreams of traveling to Europe and studying music at the Conservatoire de Paris but her family, and her society, hold her back. When she meets the son of a Cuban tobacco farmer at a formal dance, love transforms her life. Together with him, she flees across the Pacific Ocean. She's hoping for a new beginning....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC TOULiu, Dane
Summary: Just before Chinese New Year, Dandan discovers that her family is moving to America, far away from her best friend Yueyue; before they leave Yueyue gives her a stack of red paper and a spool of string so she can share the art of paper cutting with Americans--and when Chinese New Year comes around again Dandan remembers Yueyue's gift and introduces her new friend Christina to this ancient art.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2021
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Summary: "La travesía llena de peligros, resiliencia, dolor y esperanza de tres adolescentes guatemaltecos que cruzan la frontera entre México y Estado Unidos. En este impresionante retrato de tres vidas injustamente destrozadas, basado en hechos reales, Jenny Torres Sanchez resalta el sacrificio de los migrantes en la frontera sur a través de una narración vívida y conmovedora."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House LLC 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 468 SPANISH SANLuiselli, Valeria
Summary: "From the two-time NBCC Finalist, a fiercely imaginative novel about a family's summer road trip across America--a journey that, with breathtaking imagery, spare lyricism, and profound humanity, probes the nature of justice and equality in America today. A mother and father set out with their kids from New York to Arizona. In their used Volvo--and with their ten-year-old son trying out his new...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Luiselli 2019Briseño, Stephen
Summary: After traveling to Tijuana, Mexico, Noemi and her mother are denied entry at the border and must find the refugee in charge of the notebook, an unofficial ledger of those waiting to cross into the United States. Includes author's note.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Studio 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BRINewman, Lesléa
Summary: "Brings to life a not too distant history of immigration to Ellis Island. When it's time for nine-year-old Gittel and her mother to leave their homeland behind and go to America for the promise of a new life, a health inspection stops any chance of Gittel's mother joining her daughter on the voyage. Knowing she may never see her mother again, Gittel must find the courage within herself to leave...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE NEWCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE NEWBehar, Ruth
Summary: "La inspiradora historia de una joven judía que escapa de Polonia para rehacer su vida en Cuba, mientras trabaja para rescatar al resto de su familia. La situación se está poniendo terrible para los judíos en Polonia en vísperas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. El padre de Esther ha huido a Cuba y ella es la primera en seguir sus pasos y reencontrarse con él en la isla. Vivir separada de su...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Español 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 468 SPANISH BEHYoung, Rebecca
Summary: "A boy travels across the sea in a rowboat in search of a new home, making a journey that is long and difficult--but also filled with beauty and hope"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE YOUKrans, Angela Pham
Summary: "Follows young Mai and her mother's perilous journey from Vietnam to America to find Papa--who left ahead of them to start a better life for their family"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KRAGratz, Alan
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.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD GRABybee, Veeda
Summary: When nine-year-old Li, her mother, and brother Puck arrive from China at Angel Island immigration center in 1921, Li fears she will be deported for failing the tests. Includes historical notes and glossary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC BYBWebb, Heather
Summary: "Disembarking on Ellis Island, Francesca arrives on the shores of America with her sights set on a better life than the one she left in Italy. That same day, aspiring linguist Alma reports to her first day of work at the immigrant processing center. Ellis, though, is not the refuge it first appears thanks to President Roosevelt's attempts to deter crime. Francesca and Alma will have to rely on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Landmark 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WEBTorres Sanchez, Jenny
Summary: Pulga has his dreams. Chico has his grief. Pequeña has her pride. And these three teens have one another. But, none of them have illusions about the town they've grown up in and the dangers that surround them. Even with the love of family, threats lurk around every corner. And when those threats become all too real, the trio knows they have no choice but to run: from their country, from their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC TORMarr, Shirley
Summary: Eleven-year-old Peijing and her family are adapting to their new life in Australia, but when cracks in her family life start to appear, she must find a way to cope with the uncertainties of her own little world and figure out where she fits in.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2022