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42) Hope in my heart
Author
Series
Sofia's immigrant diary volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
106 p.: ill.; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
After her family immigrates to America from Italy in 1903, ten-year-old Sofia is quarantined at the Ellis Island Immigration Station, where she makes a good friend but endures nightmarish conditions. Includes historical notes.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
325 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Fleeing abusive relatives and extreme poverty in Mexico, young Santiago endures being detained by ICE while crossing the border into the United States.
44) Nory Ryan's song
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
148 p.: 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a terrible blight attacks Ireland's potato crop in 1845, twelve-year-old Nory Ryan's courage and ingenuity help her family and neighbors survive.
45) The big umbrella
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A spacious umbrella welcomes anyone and everyone who needs shelter from the rain.
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A child dreams of a life without borders after he and his parents are forced to leave their home during the Mexican Repatriation."--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Pulga has his dreams. Chico has his grief. Pequena has her pride. And these three teens have one another. But, none of them have illusions about the town they've grown up in and the dangers that surround them. Even with the love of family, threats lurk around every corner. And when those threats become all too real, the trio knows they have no choice but to run: from their country, from their families, from their beloved home. Crossing from Guatemala...
Author
Series
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2011
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
6 sound discs (6 hrs. 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Taking place in 1854, Kirsten's stories follow the young Swedish immigrant and her family as they attempt to start a new life on a farm in frontier Minnesota. This collection includes: Meet Kirsten, Kirsten Learns a Lesson, Kirsten's Surprise, Happy Birthday, Kirsten!, Kirsten Saves the Day, and Changes for Kirsten."--Container.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Hanako and her family, reeling from their confinement in an internment camp, renounce their American citizenship to move to Hiroshima, a city devastated by the atomic bomb dropped by Americans.
51) Molly's Pilgrim
Author
Series
Publisher
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books
Pub. Date
1983
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[32] p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Told to make a doll like a Pilgrim for the Thanksgiving display at school, Molly's Jewish mother dresses the doll as she herself dressed before leaving Russia to seek religious freedom--much to Molly's embarrassment.
52) Brooklyn
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"A powerful and moving teen graphic novel memoir about immigration, belonging, and how arts can save a life. Perfect for fans of American Born Chinese and Hey, Kiddo. For as long as she can remember, it's been Robin and her mom against the world. Growing up as the only child of a single mother in Seoul, Korea, wasn't always easy, but it has bonded them fiercely together. So when a vacation to visit friends in Huntsville, Alabama, unexpectedly becomes...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
"Two teens--Daniel, the son of Korean shopkeepers, and Natasha, whose family is here illegally from Jamaica--cross paths in New York City on an eventful day in their lives--Daniel is on his way to an interview with a Yale alum, Natasha is meeting with a lawyer to try and prevent her family's deportation to Jamaica--and fall in love"--