refugees

"Briefly chronicles the often-troubled history of ... seven countries [of Central America]-- Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama--and examines the experiences of those who have left to find a new life in North America"--Provided by publisher.

Nearly four years after leaving Vienna to escape the Nazis, sixteen-year-old Stephie Steiner and her sister, eleven-year-old Nellie, are still living in Sweden, worrying about their parents, striving to succeed in school, and at odds with each other despite their mutual love.

An adolescent boy makes the dangerous decision to attempt an escape from his conflict-ridden homeland of Karelia.

After Nadia is separated from her family while fleeing the civil war, she spends the next four days with a mysterious old man who helps her navigate the checkpoints and snipers of the rebel, ISIS, and Syrian armies that are littering Aleppo on her way to meeting her father at the Turkish border.

Presents a collection of essays written by refugees from nations ranging from Myanmar to Syria, speaking to their experiences, why their native countries are in turmoil, and the increasing trend of nations like the United States, Germany, and Great Britain closing their doors to refugees.

Presents the story of the author's family's journey from Vietnam to America in the 1970s and shares the struggles she faced adjusting to her new life.

At the end of the Vietnam War, hundreds of children were airlifted out and taken to America as refugees. Hang and her three-year-old brother Linh were to be two of those children, but Hang was deemed too old and denied a spot on the helicopter while Linh was taken to family in Texas. Now eighteen, Hang travels to Texas to find her brother, but is devastated to learn that he does not remember her or Vietnam, and has no interest in either. Along with an aspiring cowboy named LeeRoy, Hang gets a job at a ranch and tries to reconnect with her brother with LeeRoy's help.

Adam and Thomas, two nine-year-old Jewish boys who survive World War II, take refuge in the forest where they learn to forage and survive, soon meeting and helping other fugitives fleeing for their lives.

"Follow the journey of immigrant and refugee children from a leaky boat to a new country, a new school, and new friends in this simple counting book"--Provided by publisher.

Interspersed with facts about South Sudan and its people, this narrative tells a story common to many refugees fleeing the country.