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Gratz, 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: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC GRA
1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC GRA

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC GRA

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC GRA

Gratz, 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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Ringgold, Faith

Summary: Celebrates United States immigration and the country's diverse immigrant heritage.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2016

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE RIN

Gratz, 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 Foreign Language, Call number: YA WORLD SPANISH GRA

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 MAR

Toutonghi, Pauls

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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 2023

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Uris, Leon

Summary: Writer Gideon Zadok leaves the glitter of Hollywood for the newly created State of Israel, where he learns much about himself and love on a dangerous military operation he covers as a war correspondent.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1988

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC URI

Gaiman, Neil

Summary: During the coldest season, when the world feels scary -- what do you remember about being warm? Baked potatoes. Trust. A kettle on the stove. Blankets. A smile. And, most of all, the reassurance that you belong. In his powerful and moving poem, featuring illustrations from thirteen extraordinary artists, bestselling author and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Neil Gaiman draws together many different...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GAI

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GAI

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GAI

Whitehill, Miry

Summary: Demonstrates the importance of welcoming people from all over the world into the community with love, compassion, and acceptance.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Explore 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WHI

Bannister, Jo.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Severn House 1998

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BAN

Harmony, Cynthia

Summary: A heartwarming tale of a girl waiting for her beloved Papá to return when the monarchs fly south to their home in Mexico. Lucía loves to watch the monarchs' migration from her home in Mexico with Papá. But this year, the monarchs' journey north holds extra weight; Papá is heading north, too, to look for work. He promises her that when "the weather turns cold and the monarcas return, our winged...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HAR

Torres 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 SAN

Bergren, Lisa Tawn.

Summary: Elsa Anders's dream of marrying Peder Ramstad is about to come true. But as this independent, strong-willed woman discovers her own creative gifts--a love for travel, painting, and the sea--can she find happiness with a captain who insists upon leaving her safely on shore? Leaving their home in Norway behind, Elsa and Peder embark on a new life in with their closest friends, including: Kaatje...

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Publisher / Publication Date: WaterBrook Press 2009

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BER

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BER

Amado, Elisa

Summary: To avoid being forced into the drug gang that has taken control of his Guatemalan village, thirteen-year-old Manuelito sets out on a hazardous journey to America in search of asylum.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Annick Press 2019

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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 741.5 AMA

Moberg, Vilhelm

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Publisher / Publication Date: Minnesota Historical Society Press 1995

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MOB

Meza, Erika

Summary: "A girl reframes the dangerous border crossing between Mexico and the United States as a game to help her brother through the journey"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MEZ

Martinez, 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 MAR

Gratz, 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 GRA

Lawrence, Patrice

Summary: Ava is asked to dress up as an inspirational figure for her school assembly, but who should she choose? Granny suggests famous familiar figures such as Winifred Atwell, Mary Seacole, and Rosa Parks, and tells Ava all about their fascinating histories, but Ava's classmates have already claimed them--and she must choose someone else. But who? When Ava finds a mysterious old suitcase and Granny...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Nosy Crow 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LAW

Warga, 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...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC WAR

Lai, Thanhha.

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.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2012

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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD LAI

Gratz, 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...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC GRA

Briseño, 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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Studio 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BRI

Marr, 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

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: FIC MAR

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