Fifteen-year-old Jonas, the only survivor of his family after the U.S. bombs his Middle Eastern country, relocates to America where he tells a counselor about Christopher Henderson, an American soldier who disappeared after saving him.
A history of refugees to the United States and Canada, particularly during the twentieth century, and an overview of the process refugees undergo when they arrive in North America.
Describes the history, plight, types of aid provided to, and debates that surround refugees around the world, and includes a case study, facts and figures, a further reading list, and information on what readers can do to help refugees.
Presents the complete text of Shakespeare's comedy of love and redemption in exile, and includes explanations of difficult words and passages, a plot synopsis, scene summaries, and character notes, as well as a brief biography of Shakespeare, and photographs from various performances.
Tells the story of Edi Fejzullahu and his family, Albanians who fled their home in Kosovo to live in a Macedonian refugee camp when the Serbs adopted a policy of ethnic cleansing against Albanians.
Tells the story of a boy and his father who endure danger and difficulties when they escape by boat from Vietnam, spend days at sea, and then months in refugee camps before making their way to the United States.
Twelve-year-old Andrej, nine-year-old Tomas, and their baby sister Wilma flee their Romany encampment when it is attacked by Germans during World War II, and in an abandoned town they find a zoo where the animals tell their stories, helping the children understand what has become of their lives and what it means to be free.
Thirteen-year-old Khadija, a Somali refugee, becomes a model for a famous fashion designer to help her family back home, while the designer's daughter Freya and fourteen-year-old Abdi, whose family Khadija lives with in London, try to protect her.
Three fourteen-year-old friends with very different interests befriend a twelve-year-old Ugandan refugee whose gift for design takes off in the high-fashion world of twenty-first-century London.
