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Author
Series
I can read book volume level 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Relates the experiences of two young brothers and their family, immigrants from Sweden, from their arrival in New York through the journey to their new home in Minnesota.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
After traveling to Tijuana, Mexico, Noemi and her mother are denied entry at the border and must find the refugee in charge of the notebook, an unofficial ledger of those waiting to cross into the United States. Includes author's note.
8) Fiona's lace
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Fiona and her family moved from Ireland to Chicago to begin a new life. Yet, when the family is struck with misfortune, will Fiona's lace help save them?"--
9) Islandborn
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Lola was just a baby when her family left the Island, so when she has to draw it for a school assignment, she asks her family, friends, and neighbors about their memories of her homeland ... and in the process, comes up with a new way of understanding her own heritage"--
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
1999.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
29 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
A boy finally comes to understand why his grandmother insists that the family come to Ellis Island each year to celebrate Lady Liberty's birthday.
Author
Publisher
Morrow Junior Books
Pub. Date
[1995]
Physical Desc
35 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Two-hundred nineteen people from thirty-two different countries make their way to downtown New York in a snowstorm to be sworn in as citizens of the United States.
12) Teacup
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
34 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
"A boy travels across the sea in a rowboat in search of a new home, making a journey that is long and difficult--but also filled with beauty and hope"--
13) A place to grow
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books
Pub. Date
2002.
Physical Desc
30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
As a father tells his daughter what a seed needs to flourish, he also explains the reasons he emigrated to a new homeland.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Follow a girl's perusal of her great-grandfather's collection of matchboxes and small curios that document his poignant immigration journey from Italy to a new country.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
A little girl and her favorite dress have extraordinary adventures together, but when the girl emigrates from Greece to the United States they are separated, and the dress travels the world searching for her.
16) I hate English!
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[1989]
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
When her family moves to New York from Hong Kong, Mei Mei finds it difficult to adjust to school and learn the alien sounds of English.
17) Katie's wish
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
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
Publisher
A. Whitman
Pub. Date
2002.
Physical Desc
28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
On his way from Ireland to America to escape the potato famine, young Fergus carves a shillelagh from his favorite blackthorn tree, and each St. Patrick's Day for generations, his story is retold by one of his descendants.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Rocio and her family move from Central America to the United States, leaving behind their extended family and many happy memories, but Rocio's Abuela finds a way to send her something special for her birthday.
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