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Lillia, fifteen, flees Warsaw with her father and baby sister in 1940 to try to make a new start in Shanghai, China, but the conflict grows more intense as America and Japan become involved.--
"Warsaw, Poland. The year is 1940 and Lillia is 15 when her mother, Alenka, disappears and her father flees with Lillia and her younger sister, Naomi, to Shanghai, one of the few places that will accept Jews without visas. There they struggle to make a life;...
42) Dawn raid
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4th Grade Recommended Reads
AANHPI Authors: Youth Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
All The Feels (WPL-Youth)
Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Kids)
AANHPI Authors: Youth Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
All The Feels (WPL-Youth)
Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Kids)
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After the police raid their house, Lenny starts talking about protests and injustices against Pacific Islanders by the government, which inspires the whole family to become involved in the movement.
43) I dream of Popo
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Youth)
Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Kids)
Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month!
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Youth)
Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Kids)
Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month!
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When a young girl and her family emigrate from Taiwan to America, she leaves behind her beloved popo, her grandmother. She misses her popo every day, but even if their visits are fleeting, their love is ever true and strong. Includes author's and illustrator's notes detailing their personal experiences, and glossary of Chinese words connected to the story.
44) Finding Papa
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"Follows young Mai and her mother's perilous journey from Vietnam to America to find Papa--who left ahead of them to start a better life for their family"--
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With one last hug, Windrush chid waves goodbye to his Caribbean home and sets sail across the ocean to Britain. In this powerful picture book, full of hope and promise, celebrated poet John Agard and illustrator Sophie Bass movingly evoke the journey made by children and their families as part of the Windrush Generation.
48) The arrival
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AANHPI Authors: Youth Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
OBD Books Make Good Friends (March - May 2024) - YOUTH
OBD Books Make Good Friends (March - May 2024) - YOUTH
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In this wordless graphic novel, a man leaves his homeland and sets off for a new country, where he must build a new life for himself and his family.
49) Shoham's bangle
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"When Shoham's family emigrates from Iraq to Israel, Nana Aziza gives Shoham a way to remember where she came from"--
50) Game seven
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"A sixteen-year-old shortstop in Cuba who dreams of playing with the pros must choose between his country and his father who defected to the U.S."--
52) Illegal
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Disappeared (Stork) volume 2
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To escape the violent cartel that is after them in Ciudad Juárez, siblings Sara and Emiliano flee across the border, seeking a better life in the United States and hoping to bring their pursuers to justice, only to discover that an even greater danger awaits them.
53) Con mucho amor
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"Rocio has grown up in Central America, but now she and her family are moving to the United States. Rocio does her best to adjust to a new way of living, but there are many things she misses from her old life--Abuela's cooking, Abuela's pinata creations, Abuela's warm hugs, and of course, Abuela herself most of all. But Abuela finds a way to send Rocio something special just in time for her birthday--a gift wrapped with lots of love--and that fills...
57) A bear for Bimi
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"When Bimi's family immigrates to America and moves into Evie's neighborhood, not everybody is welcoming. But with the help of kind neighbors and a teddy bear, a friendship is born"--
59) Like a dandelion
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"Like feathery seeds, a young girl and her mother take flight, putting down roots in an adopted country. Soon they blossom in their new home, strong and beautiful among hundreds of others just like them. . . A poetic tribute to the bravery of immigrants and refugees, inspired by the author's childhood experience of moving to the United States from Cambodia"--Provided by publisher.
60) Ashes of roses
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Sixteen-year-old Margaret Rose Nolan, newly arrived from Ireland, finds work at New York City's Triangle Shirtwaist Factory shortly before the 1911 fire in which 146 employees died.