Emigration & Immigration

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781432878962Author Jasmine WargaFormat HardbackPage Count 413Imprint Thorndike Striving ReaderPublisher Thorndike Striving ReaderWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781338745719Author Edwidge DanticatFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Scholastic PressPublisher Scholastic PressWeight(grams) 159gDimensions(mm) 190mm *...

When Estrella's father has to leave because he wasn't born here, like her, She misses him. And she wishes people knew the way it affects her. At home. At school. Always. But a school wrapped around a hundred-year-old oak tree is...

A Junior Library Guild Selection, 2014A Junior Library Guild Selection, 2014A School Library Journal Top 10 Latino Books of 2014 As a straight-A student with a budding romance and loyal best friend, M.T.'s life seems as apple-pie American as her blondish...

In the early years of the twentieth century, a Swedish family encounters separation and other hardships upon immigrating to New York City until the son is cast in a silent movie, in a picture book that evokes an actual silent movie.Book InformationISBN...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593375501Author Helena Ku RheeFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 414gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Florida Book Award and Latino Book Award 2023. Nominated for Utah Beehive Book Award 2024.Book InformationISBN 9780593372807Author Christina Diaz GonzalezFormat...

In the blink of an eye, the fireflies are forced to leave their field and find a safe place where they can make a new home: a light at the end of the way. But it's a difficult journey, full of seemingly impossible obstacles, which only the love that...

Este hermoso y poetico relato de un nino que viaja en una caravana desde El Salvador hacia la frontera de los Estados Unidos, ofrece una necesaria y elocuente vision que contrarresta las mentiras que se escuchan acerca de los inmigrantes centroamericanos...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781771087797Author Veronika Martenova CharlesFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Nimbus Publishing LtdPublisher Nimbus Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 375g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Pura Belpre Award (Author) 2017.Book InformationISBN 9781481457507Author Alexandra DiazFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon &...

Winner at the 2015 International Latino Book Awards. Mariama embarks on a journey towards a new life and a new realization-her roots will always remain in her and that differences can bring people closer.Everything's new for Mariama after a long journey...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781771084659Author Veronika Martenova CharlesFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Nimbus Publishing (CN)Publisher Nimbus Publishing (CN)Weight(grams)...

"Celebrates the power of human connections."-School Library Journal (starred review)"Humorous, sensitive, and poignant."-Kirkus Reviews (starred review)The stand-alone companion to National Book Award Finalist and beloved poet Naomi Shihab Nye's The...

In this allegorical picture book, a young rabbit named Pancho eagerly awaits his papa's return. Papa Rabbit traveled north two years ago to find work in the great carrot and lettuce fields to earn money for his family. When Papa does not return, Pancho...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781338591392Author Kelly YangFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Scholastic PressPublisher Scholastic PressWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 191mm * 132mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781496505002Author Jessica GundersonFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Stone Arch BooksPublisher Stone Arch BooksWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 235mm *...

In West of the Moon, award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Margi Preus expertly weaves original fiction with myth and folktale to tell the story of Astri, a young Norwegian girl desperate to join her father in America. After being separated...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781338776256Author Kelly YangFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Scholastic PressPublisher Scholastic PressWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 213mm * 137mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards (Fiction & Poetry) 2023.Book InformationISBN 9780063047006Author Thanhha LaiFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint...

"A light fantasy with a powerful message of hope." -Kirkus Reviews "A gentle yet empowering story." -School Library Journal Ten-year-old Mira must balance the loyalty she feels towards her family with the desire to be accepted by her new classmates in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards (Early Readers) 2022.Book InformationISBN 9780802855800Author Yevgenia NaybergFormat HardbackPage Count 56Imprint...

A heartfelt picture book based on the author-illustrator's own experiences, about a boy who moves to the U.S. mainland from Puerto Rico and realizes that New York City might have more in common with San Juan than he initially thought.Miguel's pet frog,...

This poignant story, about an Afghan refugee child and the family carpet that connects them to home, inspires readers to live and learn in love, not fearWe sip our tea and talk together,Ruby cushions of goose feather.The carpet is for sitting.The Carpet...

Like a Dandelion is a poetic tribute to the bravery of immigrants and refugees, inspired by the author's childhood experience of moving to the United States from Cambodia. Like feathery seeds, a young girl and her mother take flight, putting down roots...

Boston Globe, Best 2018 Books for ChildrenTD Canadian Children's Literature Award FinalistMustafa and his family traveled a long way to reach their new home. Some nights Mustafa dreams about the country he used to live in, and he wakes up not knowing...

The stand-alone companion to National Book Award Finalist and beloved poet Naomi Shihab Nye's The Turtle of Oman. The Turtle of Michigan is a deft and accessible novel that follows a young boy named Aref as he travels from Muscat, Oman, to Ann Arbor,...

"Karuna Riazi has a way with words. This story will find its way into your heart."-Tae Keller, Newbery Medalist for When You Trap a Tiger"As timeless as it is timely, A Bit of Earth is a rare gift."-Laurel Snyder, author of National Book Award nominee...

Critically acclaimed author Shanthi Sekaran makes her middle grade debut with this timely and stunning novel in which a young boy and his friends must rescue his grandmother from a relocation camp after their country's descent into xenophobia. Perfect...

Moving can be scary, but by the end of his first day at his new school, Roy is happy to find a piece of his old home, Jamaica, in his new home. The first day at a new school is nerve-wracking enough, never mind when it's in a new country! In this lively...

A moving and timely story of a young boy separated from his beloved brother and father by a border Arturo loves to look at maps and the lines where different countries meet--as if greeting each other with a big hug. But his mother tells him these lines...

Co-written by a New York Times best-selling author, this moving account of a Muslim boy's refugee journey from war-torn Bosnia to the U.S. celebrates tolerance and kindness while delivering a riveting read. Fifth-grader Kenan loves drawing and playing...

"An authentic and humanizing perspective on immigration; a must-have for classrooms, libraries, and bilingual collections" - Mary Margaret Mercado, Pima County Public Library, Tucson, AZ Join a young boy and his father on a daring journey from Mexico...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593578605Author Hà DinhFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc)Publisher Waterbrook Press (A Division of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781338591385Author Kelly YangFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Scholastic PressPublisher Scholastic PressWeight(grams) 372gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 137mm *...

A hopeful and moving coming-of-age story set on the island of Lindisfarne, by David Almond, author of the bestselling Skellig and A Song for Ella Grey: now with fantastic illustrations by the award-winning David Litchfield.Louise has travelled with her...

A New York Times Book Review choice as one of the 10 Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2011, an Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award Honour Book, and finalist for the Governor General's Award: Children's Illustration and Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz...

Rubina has been invited to her first birthday party, and her mother, Ami, insists that she bring her little sister along. Rubina is mortified, but she can't convince Ami that you just don't bring your younger sister to your friend's party. So both girls...

Lucky Cat is a heartwarming story about an immigrant family in America, and a new friend their daughter June makes as they prepare to open their restaurant. June's family have a new home in America. There's plenty to do before their restaurant opens, but...

"I can't wait for readers to explore Hong Kong with Holly-Mei. I have no doubt they will love both as much as I did." -Erin Entrada Kelly, 2018 Newbery Medalist and 2021 Newbery HonoreePacked with humor and heart, this debut middle grade series follows a...