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Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Wm B. Eerdmans Publishing Co
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First U.S. Edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
With bright, charming illustrations, The Brothers Zzli invites readers to join a bear family's search for home and belonging. This poignant story will spark lasting conversations about the struggles of refugees, the impact of prejudice, and what it means to welcome others.
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Publishing Group Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Kalia will never tell her mother about the moment she decided to stop speaking English. There is a rock in her throat, and it grows heavier by the day.
In this moving true story, Kao Kalia Yang shares her experiences as a young Hmong refugee in the United States navigating two cultures and two languages. She sees what happens as her parents enter the English-speaking world and are met with rudeness and disrespect. And in a silent act of rebellion,...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First Edition ;
Physical Desc
332 pages : 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Trapped in an enemy tunnel, a young refugee experiences the Korean War firsthand in this searing story of survival, loss, and hope.
Myung-gi knows war is coming: war between North and South Korea. Life in communist North Korea has become more and more unbearable--there is no freedom of speech, movement, association, or thought--and his parents have been carefully planning the family's escape.
But when his father is abducted by the secret police,...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Every day, more and more people fleeing war in the north show up at young Kyung Tak's family's home in Busan, on the southeastern shore of Korea. With nowhere else to go, the Taks' is their last chance of refuge "before falling into the sea," and the household quickly becomes crowded, hot, and noisy. But threaded through the overwhelming and scary moments are joyful ones too, like when Kyung makes a new friend. And after a meaningful talk with her...