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1) Refugee
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Pub. Date
2017.
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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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When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of safe haven. Based on the life of Salva Dut, who, after emigrating to America in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in Sudan.
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"After her tribal village is attacked by militants, Amira, a young Sudanese girl, must flee to safety at a refugee camp, where she finds hope and the chance to pursue an education in the form of a single red pencil and the friendship and encouragement of a wise elder"--
7) Refugiado
Author
Publisher
loqueleo, Santillana
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
"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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Breadwinner Book 3
Publisher
Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2015.
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In order to earn enough money to buy a way out of the Afghan refugee camp where she lives, Shauzia dresses like a boy, but is forced into panhandling and ends up in jail, gaining hope only when a well-meaning American family rescues her.
10) Samira surfs
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After months of rebuilding a new life in Bangladesh with her family, Samira decides to become a Bengali surfer girl of Cox's Bazar
11) The journey
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Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2016.
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"What is it like to have to leave everything behind and travel many miles to somewhere unfamiliar and strange? A mother and her two children set out on such a journey; one filled with fear of the unknown, but also great hope. Based on her interactions with people forced to seek a new home, and told from the perspective of a young child, Francesca Sanna has created a beautiful and sensitive book that is full of significance for our time."-- Provided...
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Glittering Court Book 2
Publisher
Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
A refugee of war, Mira was cast out of her home country and thrust into another, where the conditions were inhospitable at best. In a life-altering twist of fate, she's given the chance to escape once more, and she takes it, joining the Glittering Court. By day, she goes through the motions, learning the etiquette and customs that will help to earn her anonymity, even making a couple true friends in the process: the forthright ladies' maid Adelaide...
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Story Warren Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
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Prequel to The Green Ember. A century before Heather and Picket's adventures in The Green Ember, a displaced community fights for hope on the ragged edge of survival. Whitson Mariner and Fleck Blackstar face old fears and new enemies, forging a legend that will echo through the ages. Old wars haunt. New enemies threaten. An oath is born. A hero rises.
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