refugees

"In this powerful story of empathy, resilience, and the universal need for home and safety, a young refugee must find the courage to venture outside to set a beautiful butterfly free after her brother brings it in from the outside"--BTCat.

"Teens explore the history of the global refugee crisis from a journalistic viewpoint to understand the events that triggered the ongoing crises and the people and countries involved"--Provided by publisher.

"Aboard the Arcadia, which was once a luxurious sea vessel but now a refugee camp after an apocalyptic war, loyal citizen Esther and rebel Nik are thrown together by events that change their lives and the lives of everyone on the ship forever"--Provided by publisher.

Two stories featuring ten-year old Ahmet, the Most Famous Refugee Boy in the World, and his friends, who stood up for Ahmet, and other refugee children like him, in Britain.

"Features reporting on the human consequences of the growing immigration crisis, exploring the factors that drive asylum seekers to American borders and the long, complicated path that awaits them as they attempt to find a safe haven"--Provided by publisher.

"Refugee children explain in their own words and pictures their thoughts, feelings and experiences about having to flee from their home countries. . . . this highly emotive title focuses on three current refugee crises in Syria, South Sudan and Central America. Aimed at readers age 14+, the book gives background information about how each crisis came about, why families had to flee and what life is like for them now is given in a clear and easy-to-understand way. Children from refugee camps were asked to draw about their experiences of having to flee their home countries"--OCLC.

"The . . . sequel to The Sympathizer, . . . [this book] follows the 'man of two minds' as he comes to Paris as a refugee. There he and his blood brother Bon try to escape their pasts and prepare for their futures by turning their hands to capitalism in one of its purest forms: drug dealing. No longer in physical danger, but still inwardly tortured by his reeducation at the hands of his former best friend, and struggling to assimilate into a dominant culture, the Sympathizer is both charmed and disturbed by Paris. As he falls in with a group of left-wing intellectuals and politicians who frequent dinner parties given by his French Vietnamese 'aunt,' he finds not just stimulation for his mind but also customers for his merchandise--but the new life he is making has dangers he has not foreseen"--Provided by publisher.

When a hurricane exposes Soleida's family's secret sculpture garden, the Cuban government arrests her artist parents, forcing her to escape alone to Central America where she meets Dariel, a Cuban American boy, and together they work to protect the environment and bring attention to the imprisoned artists in Cuba.

The unlikely friendship between Syrian American boxer Khadija and Syrian refugee Leene reveals the pressures and expectations of the perfect Syrian daughter and the repercussions of the Syrian Revolution both at home and abroad.

"Caught halfway between reality and dreaming, and not knowing which is which, Mila turns to the clouds in the aftermath of war to help her move forward and find hope"--Provided by publisher.