In a New World: The Immigrant and Refugee Experience in YA literatureLike this list

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• American Street

  Zoboi, Ibi

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  On the corner of American Street and Joy Road, Fabiola Toussaint thought she would finally find a good life. But after they leave Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Fabiola’s mother is detained by U.S. immigration, leaving Fabiola to navigate her loud American…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Distance Between Us

  Grande, Reyna,

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  When her parents make the dangerous and illegal trek across the Mexican border in pursuit of the American dream, Reyna and her siblings are forced to live with their stern grandmother. But when things don’t go quite as planned, Reyna finds herself…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Love, Hate & Other Filters

  Ahmed, Samira,

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  American-born seventeen-year-old Maya Aziz is torn between worlds. There’s the proper one her parents expect for their good Indian daughter and then there is the world of her dreams: going to film school and living in New York City—and maybe (just…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Only Road

  Diaz, Alexandra,

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  After the local gang kills his cousin, Jaime and his cousin Ángela are targeted as the next recruits. Their families send them north to try to make a crossing to the United States where Jaime’s older brother is living. The two endure multiple…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Good Braider

  Farish, Terry

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  This free-verse novel follows Viola a Sudanese refugee’s journey from her home in ravaged Sudan to Cairo and finally to the Sudanese community in Maine. She is forever haunted by harrowing memories of she’s lost as she tries to build a new life.

• This Land Is Our Land

  the History of American Immigration

  Osborne, Linda Barrett, 1949-

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  A non-fiction title that explores the evolution and history of governmental policy around immigration and how it is often driven by popular responses to feelings on race and ethnicity, economic conditions, and fear of foreign political concerns.

• Something in Between

  De la Cruz, Melissa, 1971-

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  Jasmine de los Santos has always done what’s expected of her. Pretty and popular, she’s studied hard and made her Filipino immigrant parents proud. And then everything shatters. A national scholar award invitation compels her parents to reveal the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Denied, Detained, Deported

  Stories From the Dark Side of American Immigration

  Bausum, Ann

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  With painstaking research, an unerring eye for just the right illustration, and her unique narrative style, award-winning author Ann Bausum makes the history of immigration in America come alive for young people.

• The Radius of Us

  Marquardt, Marie F., 1972-

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  Told in alternating first person points of view, The Radius of Us is a story of love, sacrifice, and the journey from victim to survivor. It offers an intimate glimpse into the causes and devastating impact of Latino gang violence, both in the U.S.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Unwanted

  the Story of the Syrian Refugees

  Brown, Don, 1949-

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  Don Brown depicts moments of both heartbreaking horror and hope in the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis. Shining a light on the stories of the survivors, The Unwanted is a testament to the courage and resilience of the refugees and a call to action for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

  Sánchez, Erika L.

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  A heartwrenching, and at times difficult to read, account of a Mexican immigrant family living in the U.S. It painfully chronicles the many ways families suffer to immigrate, struggle to hold on to old traditions and embrace the new, and the extreme…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• You Bring the Distant Near

  Perkins, Mitali

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  This family saga follows five girls across three generations and explores the inheritance of culture. Rane is worried that her children are losing their Indian culture; Sonia is wrapped up in a forbidden biracial love affair; Tara is seeking the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Sun Is Also a Star

  Yoon, Nicola,

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  The day before Natasha and her family are set to be deported to Jamaica, she meets Korean-American Daniel. Over the course of one day, these two learn about each other and each other's unique experience as an immigrant or as the child of immigrants.

• Butterfly Yellow

  Lai, Thanhha,

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  A book about the Vietnamese refuge experience - this novel blends comedy and tragedy in a moving story about refugees, siblings, and youthful dreams.