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"A gorgeously written, hopeful middle grade novel in verse about a young girl who must leave Syria to move to the United States, perfect for fans of Jason Reynolds and Aisha Saeed. Jude never thought she'd be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria. But when things in her hometown start becoming volatile, Jude and her mother are sent to live in Cincinnati with relatives. At first, everything in America...
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Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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"Lubna's best friend is a pebble. Pebble always listens to her stories. Pebble always smiles when she feels scared. But when a lost little boy arrives in the World of Tents, Lubna realizes that he needs Pebble even more than she does." -- From dust jacket.
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English
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AANHPI Authors: Youth Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
Arab American Heritage Month
Kindness Week 2022
Arab American Heritage Month
Kindness Week 2022
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"There used to be an empty chair at the back of Mrs. Khan's classroom, but on the third Tuesday of the school year a new kid fills it: nine-year-old Ahmet, a Syrian refugee. The whole class is curious about this new boy--he doesn't seem to smile, and he doesn't talk much. But after learning that Ahmet fled a Very Real War and was separated from his family along the way, a determined group of his classmates bands together to concoct the Greatest Idea...
4) Mustafa
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Publisher
Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
After leaving his war-torn country with his family, Mustafa visits a park near his new home and finds beautiful flowers, lady bugs, fall leaves, and finally, a friend.
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A powerful and necessary picture book - the journey of a child forced to become a refugee when war destroys everything she has ever known. Imagine if, on an ordinary day, war came. Imagine it turned your town to rubble. Imagine going on a long and difficult journey - all alone. Imagine finding no welcome at the end of it. Then imagine a child who gives you something small but very, very precious... When the government refused to allow 3000 child refugees...
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Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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Muslim Faith & Culture - picture books and more for kids
Summer Reading Challenge 2023 (Middle Grades)
Summer Reading Challenge 2023 (Middle Grades)
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"Kenan loves drawing and playing soccer with his friends. He wants to be a famous athlete, hates it when his classmates trash his buck teeth by calling him 'Bugs Bunny,' and fights with his big brother, who's too busy and cool for him lately. Sometimes his parents drive him crazy, but he feels loved and protected--until the war ruins everything. Soon, Kenan's family is trapped in their home with little food or water, surrounded by enemies. Ten long...
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Windmill Books, an imprint of Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"When Lana is forced to leave her home because of conflict, her whole world is turned upside down. Though her new home is safe, she had to leave everything behind. She misses her old friends and her old school. She has nothing. Will Lana ever be able to call this new place home?" -- Back cover.
10) Boundless sky
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Lantana Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Nobody knew, nobody dreamed, nobody even considered the possibility that a bird that fits in your hand might fly halfway around the world looking for a place to nest...or that a young girl from northern Africa might flee halfway around the world..." -- Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
Second Story Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"This stunning photo-based picture book for younger readers takes a look at the thousands of children around the world who have been forced to flee war, terror, hunger, sickness, and natural disasters - young refugees on the move with very little left except questions. It's hard to imagine, but the images here will help unaffected children understand not only what this must feel like, but also how very lucky they are. The final message is that children,...
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Bolinda Audio
Pub. Date
[2014].
Language
English
Description
'HISTORICAL FICTION AT ITS BEST'
-- Bookseller & Publisher
It's 1939, and for Georg, son of an English academic living in Germany, life is full of cream cakes and loving parents. It is also a time when his teacher measures the pupils' heads to see which of them have the most 'Aryan'- shaped heads. But when a university graduation ceremony turns into a pro-Nazi demonstration, Georg is smuggled out of Germany to war-torn London and then across enemy...
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Publisher
Cuento de Luz
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"There are places that remind us of happy moments. Zoe, a little girl who has to flee from her city with her family because of a war, remembers them before she leaves. She uses them to draw a 'map of good memories, ' knowing that they will always be with her."--
14) Azzi in between
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Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's
Language
English
Description
Fleeing her war-torn country with her parents, Azzi tries to begin a new life in a new country.
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Publisher
mineditionUS
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"This nearly wordless picture book tells a heartwarming and hopeful story of loss and new beginnings as a little girl and her dog, Antonia, journey with their family across a river to start a new life. Like so many people around the world facing difficult times, the little girl and her family in this eye-catching and emotionally satisfying picture book have had to leave their home. The girl has brought along her belongings and her friendly, curious...
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Publisher
Rifk Ebeid
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
After a frightening expulsion from his homeland, Thaer's world is suddenly filled with a lot of darkness. You Are The Color is an evocative story about the Palestinian refugee experience during al-Nakba, or "The Catastrophe," of 1948. Follow Thaer as he discovers the power of art to transform grief into hope, and find out his secret to seeing color again. Here's a hint: just look inside.
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