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61) A place to grow
Author
Pub. Date
2002
Description
As a father tells his daughter what a seed needs to flourish, he also explains the reasons he emigrated to a new homeland.
63) Wishes
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"In this spare, poetic picture book based on author Muon Van's family history and told through a series of wishes, a family packs up everything they own and embarks on a perilous oceanic voyage toward a better life"--
Author
Description
A homemade quilt ties together the lives of four generations of an immigrant Jewish family, remaining a symbol of their enduring love and faith.
Una colcha hecha a mano une las vidas de cuatro generaciones de una familia juda̕ de inmigrantes, quedandose como un simbolo de su amor y de su fe.
69) Fitting in
Author
Pub. Date
1996
Description
A collection of stories about young girls who as Cuban immigrants to the United States grow in confidence and spirit as they confront painful challenges, meeting them head-on.
72) Katie's wish
Author
Pub. Date
[2002]
Description
Soon after Katie wishes for her potatoes to disappear during dinner, a potato famine ravages her native Ireland, forcing her to leave for America.
Author
Series
Journey to America volume 2
Pub. Date
c2001
Description
They left their homelands during the worst moments in history - and arrived in America ready to reach for their dreams.
Author
Series
Journey to America volume 3
Pub. Date
c2001
Description
Fleeing their home in Cambodia, thirteen-year-old Chantrea Conway and her grandparents experience loss, starvation, and deceit in their search for safety and news of Chantrea's missing American father.
78) Refugiado
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
"Josef es un chico judío que vive en la Alemania nazi, Isabel es una chica cubana que se ve obligada a huir de su país después de las revueltas en contra del gobierno de Castro, en 1994, y Mahmoud es un muchacho que padece la guerra de Siria en 2015. Tres jóvenes distintos y una misión en común: huir de su país."--Publisher's description.
79) Silver days
Author
Pub. Date
1992
Description
In this sequel to Journey to America, the reunited Platt family works hard at settling in to America, but the spectre of the war in Europe continues to affect their lives.
80) The great wheel
Author
Pub. Date
2004.
Description
Eighteen-year-old Conn leaves Ireland and sails to America, where he helps build the first Ferris wheel for the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893.