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Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Formats
Description
"Thien's first memory isn't a sight or a sound. It's the sweetness of watermelon and the saltiness of fish. It's the taste of the foods he ate while adrift at sea as his family fled Vietnam. After the Pham family arrives at a refugee camp in Thailand, they struggle to survive. Things don't get much easier once they resettle in California. And through each chapter of their lives, food takes on a new meaning. Strawberries come to signify struggle as...
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
When war comes to her village in southern Sudan, Poni is forced to flee, and join thousands of refugees travelling on foot and experiencing great hardship on their way to a refugee camp.
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
In the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Nadine goes to live with her father in Miami while her cousin Magdalie, raised as her sister, remains behind in a refugee camp, dreaming of joining Nadine but wondering if she must accept that her life and future are in Port-au-Prince.
Author
Publisher
Firefly Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A fictionalized account of a family fleeing war-torn Syria after their home in Aleppo is destroyed. They endure wretched refugee camps, ocean crossings, swindlers - all to find safety in the West."--
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