immigration and emigration

"A child dreams of a life without borders after he and and his parents are forced to leave their home during the Mexican Repatriation"--Provided by publisher.

Eight-year-old Aref is excited to reunite with his father in Ann Arbor, Michigan where he will start a new school, and while Aref misses his grandfather, his Sidi, he knows that his home in Oman will always be waiting for him.

"At the turn of the twentieth century, Pirbhai, a teenage boy looking for work, is taken from his village in India to labor on the East African Railway for the British. One day Pirbhai commits an act to ensure his survival that will haunt him forever and reverberate across his family's future for years to come. . . . As Uganda moves towards independence and military dictatorship, Pirbhai's granddaughters, Latika, Mayuri, and Kiya, are three sisters coming of age in a divided nation. As they each forge their own path for a future, they must carry the silence of the history they've inherited. In 1972, under Idi Amin's brutal regime and the South Asian expulsion, the family has no choice but to flee, and in the chaos, they leave something devastating behind. As Pirbhai's grandchildren, scattered across the world, find their way back to each other in exile in Toronto, a letter arrives that stokes the flames of the fire that haunts the family"--Provided by publisher.

Sof?a Acosta, a fifth grader trying to fit into her ballet-obsessed Cuban American family and her affluent suburban New York community, learns to speak up for herself and others when she mistakenly reveals a visiting dancer's plan to defect to the United States.

A girl reframes the dangerous border crossing between Mexico and the United States as a game to help her brother through the journey.

"Escaping from Communist Vietnam by boat in 1980, eleven-year-old Tho Ph?m tries to be brave as he sets out into the unknown without his family, in this . . . survival story drawn from real-life experiences"--BTCat.

When Fidel Castro's government takes over their restaurant in 1960, six-year-old Gabriella and her parents move from Cuba to New York City.

Writing in the notebook which her teacher gave her, thirteen-year-old Celiane describes life with her mother and brother in Haiti as well as her experiences in Brooklyn after the family finally immigrates there to be reunited with her father.

Noura Alwan and her family arrive in Tampa, Florida, shortly before President Trump issues a ban on Muslims entering the United States. Originally from the Syrian city of Aleppo, Noura and her family have been living in a Turkish refugee camp for the past two years. Jordyn Johnson and her family learned about the Alwan family through their church, and have agreed to help. Jordyn is the same age as Noura and acts as her school ambassador. But as anti-Muslim sentiments rise in the area, certain kids at school target Noura and it's up to both Jordyn and Noura to stand together to fight the hatred and fear.

Celebrates United States immigration and the country's diverse immigrant heritage.