Anta, Julio
Summary: "As long as he remembers to stay smart and keep his eyes open, Mateo knows that he can survive the trek across the Sonoran Desert that will take him from Mexico to the United States. That is until he's caught by the Border Patrol only moments after sneaking across the fence in the dead of night. Escaping their clutches comes at a price and, lost in the desert without a guide or water, Mateo is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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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 KRAColato Laínez, René
Summary: Award-winning children's book author Ren Colato Laníez teams up again with illustrator Fabricio Vanden Broeck to explore the experiences of newcomers in U.S. schools and affirm that yes! They do belong here.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Piñata Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: 468 SPANISH LAITorres Sanchez, Jenny
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 SANEggers, Dave
Summary: In this honest look at the literal foundation of our country, Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris investigate a seemingly small trait of America's most emblematic statue. What they find is about more than history, more than art. What they find in the Statue of Liberty's right foot is the message of acceptance that is essential to an entire country's creation.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Juvenile book on CD, Call number: J CD 974.71 Eggers 2018Doeden, Matt
Summary: "YOU are struggling to survive during the Great Depression. As a migrant worker, you travel from place to place hoping to earn enough money to get by. How will you find a way to feed and clothe yourself and your family? Step back in time to face the challenges that real people were met with during this difficult time in history"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: You Choose, an imprint of Capstone Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC DOEKhalil, Aya
Summary: The beautiful story of diversity follows a young girl named Kanzi whose most treasured reminder of her old home provides a pathway for acceptance in her new one.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House Publishers 2020
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Summary: Rashin is an Iranian immigrant girl living in New York, excited by her first trip to Coney Island, and fascinated by the differences in the beach customs between her native Iran and her new home--but she misses the saffron flavored ice cream that she usedto eat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2018
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Summary: Twelve-year-old Petra Luna is in America, having escaped the Mexican Revolution and the terror of the Federales. Now that they are safe, Petra and her family can begin again, in this country that promises so much. She leads her family from a smallpox-stricken refugee camp on the Texas border to the buzzing city of San Antonio, where they work hard to build a new life. And for the first time...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC DOBEngle, Margarita
Summary: Illustrations and easy-to-read text tell of travelers who have left their homelands to bring their talents, hopes, and determination to a land where Liberty's light shines for all.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ENGAlessandri, Alexandra
Summary: "English just feels wrong to Isabel. She prefers her native Spanish. As she prepares for a new school, she knows she's going to have to learn. Her first day is uncomfortable, until she employs her crayons and discovers there's more than one way to communicate with new friends"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE ALELuiselli, 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 2019Stork, Francisco X.
Summary: Alberto is an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, living in New York City, and is now suspected of a terrible crime; his friend Grace is a top student with every advantage, and she is determined to prove Alberto's innocence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC STOLee, Sophia N.
Summary: After recently moving to the United States, a young girl reminisces about her time spent helping her Lolo run his sari-sari store in the Philippines, and uses some of his wisdom to make herself feel more at home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LEECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE LEETorres 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 TORNuurali, Siman
Summary: Sadiq and his friends are starting a video game club at school and planning a tournament for the whole school to participate in, but their teacher reminds them that they also have to have a service pledge, and they are not really sure how video games fit in with the goal of helping others--until a visit to an assisted living home where his mother volunteers gives him an idea.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE NUUSummary: An American tail: While emigrating to the United States, a young Russian mouse gets separated from his family and must relocate them while trying to survive in a new country.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2017
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Summary: Eleanor Roosevelt is well known for her time as First Lady of the United States, but she also made important contributions to women's rights before, during, and after her husband's presidency. Eleanor Roosevelt Champions Women's Rights examines her efforts from multiple perspectives, including those of Roosevelt herself, her husband, Franklin, and later feminist activists.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, An Imprint of Abdo Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J973.917 HARNuurali, Siman
Summary: Ms. Battersby has announced that Sadiq's third-grade class will be having elections for student government! Everyone is buzzing with excitement, but Sadiq isn't sure about any of it. Should he run for one of the positions? He does lots of research and gets good advice from his parents and siblings. Watching an inspiring speech finally helps him decide exactly what he wants to do. But when a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE NUURaúl the Third
Summary: "Little Lobo and his friends are excited for the out-of-this-world book festival the Guadalupian Library hosts every year! Everyone has a special book they're looking for, but there's so much to see and do first. From cookbook demonstrations and comics workshops to mask making and language classes, this library has something for everyone. Can Little Lobo, Bernabé, Kooky Dooky, Coco Rocho, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Versify, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RAUBehar, 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 BEHMartinez, Claudia Guadalupe
Summary: En el primer libro infantil que describe el capítulo olvidado de la historia de los Estados Unidos conocido como la Repatriación Mexicana, un niño y su familia dejan su amado hogar para evitar ser separados por el gobierno. Ante la perspectiva de ser separados, un niño y su familia toman la difícil decisión de dejar su hogar y emprender un viaje lleno de incertidumbre. En el camino, se...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc. 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MARAkhtar, Ayad
Summary: A deeply personal novel about about finding identity in a nation coming apart at the seams, an American son and his immigrant father search for belonging in post-Trump America and with each other.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Book Group 2020
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2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC AKHZoboi, Ibi Aanu
Summary: "A National Book Award Finalist with five starred reviews! A New York Times Notable Book * Publishers Weekly Flying Start * Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year * ALA Booklist Editors' Choice of 2017 (Top of the List winner) * School Library Journal Best Book of the Year * Kirkus Best Book of the Year * BookPage Best YA Book of the Year American Street is an evocative and powerful...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2020