McCarthy, Cory

Summary: A lyrical biography of the world's third bestselling poet of all time reveals a child immigrant from Lebanon, with a secret hope, who used poetry to bring people together.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 GIB

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB GIBRAN MCC

Small, Cathleen

Summary: What do Yoko Ono, Psy, and Pel have in common? They are all considered immigrants of extraordinary ability. What does this distinction mean, and how can someone earn it? Readers discover the answers to these and many more questions as they explore the lives of some of the most famous immigrants of extraordinary ability. The engaging, informative text provides readers with a closer look at this...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Lucent Press 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.9 SMA

Morales, Yuyi

Summary: "This Spanish edition of Caldecott Honoree Yuyi Morales's Dreamers, published simultaneously with the English edition, is the author's own immigration story and a tribute to the transformative power of hope. and reading. In 1994, 25-year-old Yuyi Moralestraveled from her home in Xalapa, Mexico, to the San Francisco Bay Area with her two-month-old son, Kelly, in order to secure permanent...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Neal Porter Books, Holiday House 2018

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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH MOR