refugees

A young girl in a war torn country recalls her life and the goat her family was given when she was born.

"Offers readers a first-hand look at the stories of teens who managed to escape the Nazi regime, surviving only through a combination of gut instinct and luck. Readers will also see parallels between the plight of those fleeing Germany and the refugees from Syria and other countries facing similar crises today and will discover the complex reasons some people simply didn't leave before it was too late"--Provided by publisher.

When Nadia arrives in Canada in 1950 with Marusia, the woman she calls mother, she is glad to finally be out of the displaced persons camp where she has lived for five years, but troubled by confused memories of World War II; she speaks Ukrainian, but she seems to remember living with a German Nazi family who called her by a different name--and as she tries to settle into the Canadian-Ukrainian community of Brantford she is haunted by one question: who is she, and where was she stolen from.

"In the midst of an unfolding international crisis, renowned journalist Deborah Campbell finds herself swept up in the mysterious disappearance of Ahlam, her guide and friend in Damascus, Syria"--Provided by publisher.

At the age of 12, Gerda Katz fled Nazi Germany and came to America all by herself. Decades before the label gained recognition, she became what's now known as an unaccompanied minor. Gerda's story of family separation reflects the dislocating trauma, culture shock, and excruciating loneliness many unaccompanied minor immigrants experience. As Gerda becomes an American, she never stops longing to be reunited with her family. Three Stars in the Night Sky illuminates the personal damage of racism in three countries---Nazi Germany, the Dominican Republic, and the United States during the 1930s and 40s---and the emotional devastation of a child coming to a new country alone.

Luka, a Ukrainian boy working in a slave labor camp, plays dead after an explosion at the factory and escapes, eventually joining a resistance group that opposes both the Nazis and the Soviets, and through the danger of the guerilla fighting he has two overriding goals--find out if his parents are still alive, and reunite with Lida, a girl who was a friend in the labor camp.

A graphic novel account of a young Jewish girl's struggle to find peace in wartime Britain after she escapes from Nazi Germany, based on the author's own childhood experiences.

Looks at seven Jewish children who escaped the Nazis on a rescue operation called the Kindertransport.

Acclaimed poet Bao Phi delivers a powerful, honest glimpse into a relationship between father and son---and between cultures, old and new.

Looks at seven Jewish children who escaped the Nazis on a rescue operation called the Kindertransport.