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Bellshire Elementary - Everyone
E Med
1 available
E Med
1 available
Crieve Hall Elementary - Everyone
E Med
1 available
E Med
1 available
Cumberland Elementary - Everyone
E Med
1 available
E Med
1 available
Description
"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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Sami loves his life in Damascus, Syria, but when war breaks out his parents decide they must flee their home for the safety of the UK.
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A. Z. Kelley Elementary - Kids Biography
B MOH JAM
1 available
B MOH JAM
1 available
A. Z. Kelley Elementary - Kids Comic/Graphic
741.59 Moh Jam
1 available
741.59 Moh Jam
1 available
Antioch Middle - Teen Comic/Graphic
GRA B Moh
5 available
GRA B Moh
5 available
eAudiobook
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1 copy, 3 people are on the wait list.
Checked Out
1 copy, 2 people are on the wait list.
Checked Out
1 copy, 2 people are on the wait list.
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Apollo Middle - Teen Audiobook
Talking Book B Jam
1 available
Talking Book B Jam
1 available
Creswell Arts Middle - Teen Audiobook
Talking Book B Jam
1 available
Talking Book B Jam
1 available
Croft Middle - Teen Audiobook
Talking Book B Jam
1 available
Talking Book B Jam
1 available
Description
"Omar and his younger brother Hassan live in a refugee camp, and when an opportunity for Omar to get an education comes along, he must decide between going to school every day or caring for his nonverbal brother in this intimate and touching portrayal of family and daily life in a refugee camp"--
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Hattie Cotton Elementary - Kids Biography
B Ala Ala
1 available
B Ala Ala
1 available
Haywood Elementary - Kids Biography
B Ala Ala
1 available
B Ala Ala
1 available
Description
Bana's mother tells her of the strong bana tree that grows in their homeland, Syria, and how Bana's strength helped her survive war, being a refugee, and starting fresh in a new country.
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6) I'm new here
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Cameron College Prep - Teen Everyone
E OBr
1 available
E OBr
1 available
Cole Elementary - Everyone
E OBr
1 available
E OBr
1 available
Eagle View Elementary - Everyone
E OBr
1 available
E OBr
1 available
eBook
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Andrew Jackson Elementary - Kids Audiobook
Talking Book E OBr
1 available
Talking Book E OBr
1 available
Cane Ridge Elementary - Kids Audiobook
Talking Book E OBr
1 available
Talking Book E OBr
1 available
Chadwell Elementary - Kids Audiobook
Talking Book E OBr
1 available
Talking Book E OBr
1 available
Description
Three children from other countries (Somalia, Guatemala, and Korea) struggle to adjust to their new home and school in the United States.
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Alex Green Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction
305.89 Yan
1 available
305.89 Yan
1 available
Charlotte Park Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction
305.89 Yan
1 available
305.89 Yan
1 available
Cole Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction
305.89 Yan
1 available
305.89 Yan
1 available
Description
"Drawn from Kao Kalia Yang's childhood experiences as a Hmong refugee, this heartfelt picture book offers a window into the life of a family with little money and a great deal of love"--
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A. Z. Kelley Elementary - Everyone
E KOB
1 available
E KOB
1 available
Amqui Elementary - Everyone
E KOB
1 available
E KOB
1 available
Apollo Middle - Teen Everyone
E Kob
1 available
E Kob
1 available
Description
A homesick little girl who has recently moved to an unfamiliar country comforts herself by clinging to an old blanket, but when she meets a new friend, the relationship helps her take her first steps into a new culture.
9) Mustafa
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Andrew Jackson Elementary - Everyone
E Gay
1 available
E Gay
1 available
Charlotte Park Elementary - Everyone
E Gay
1 available
E Gay
1 available
Explore! Community School - Everyone
E GAY
1 available
E GAY
1 available
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.
10) Marwan's journey
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Alex Green Elementary - Everyone
E ARI
1 available
E ARI
1 available
Amqui Elementary - Everyone
E ARI
1 available
E ARI
1 available
Andrew Jackson Elementary - Everyone
E ARI
1 available
E ARI
1 available
Description
"One night they came ... The darkness grew colder, deeper, darker, and swallowed up everything ... Marwan is a young boy on a journey he never intended to take, bound for a place he doesn't know. On his journey, he relies on courage and memories of his faraway homeland to buoy him. With him are hundreds and thousands of other human beings, crossing the deserts and the seas, fleeing war and hunger in search of safety. He must take one step after another--bringing...
11) The day war came
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A. Z. Kelley Elementary - Everyone
E DAV
1 available
E DAV
1 available
Amqui Elementary - Everyone
E DAV
1 available
E DAV
1 available
Andrew Jackson Elementary - Everyone
E DAV
1 available
E DAV
1 available
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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Cameron College Prep - Teen Non-Fiction
304.8 Lee
1 available
304.8 Lee
1 available
Explore! Community School - Teen Non-Fiction
304.8 LEE
1 available
304.8 LEE
1 available
Description
What drives people to search for new homes? From war zones to politics, there are many reasons why people have always searched for a place to call home. In Finding Home: The Journey of Immigrants and Refugees we discover how human migration has shaped our world. We explore its origins and the current issues facing immigrants and refugees today, and we hear the first-hand stories of people who have moved across the globe looking for safety, security...
13) Samira surfs
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Antioch Middle - Teen Fiction
F GUI
1 available
F GUI
1 available
Donelson Middle - Teen Fiction
F GUI
1 available
F GUI
1 available
Dupont Hadley Middle - Teen Fiction
F GUI
1 available
F GUI
1 available
Description
After months of rebuilding a new life in Bangladesh with her family, Samira decides to become a Bengali surfer girl of Cox's Bazar, in this novel in verse about a young Rohingya girl's journey from isolation and persecution to sisterhood, and from fear to power.
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Alex Green Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction
362.77 YAN
1 available
362.77 YAN
1 available
Amqui Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction
362.77 YAN
1 available
362.77 YAN
1 available
Andrew Jackson Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction
362.77 YAN
1 available
362.77 YAN
1 available
Description
"A powerful true story of a young girl who has never known life outside a refugee camp and a father determined to help her dream beyond the fences that confine them"--
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Petra Luna volume 1
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Amqui Elementary - Kids Fiction
F Dob
1 available
F Dob
1 available
Antioch Middle - Teen Fiction
F DOB
1 available
F DOB
1 available
Donelson Middle - Teen Fiction
F DOB
1 available
F DOB
1 available
eBook
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Dupont Tyler Middle - Teen Audiobook
Talking Book F Dob
1 available
Talking Book F Dob
1 available
Jere Baxter Middle - Teen Audiobook
Talking Book F Dob
1 available
Talking Book F Dob
1 available
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"Based on a true story, the tale of one girl's perilous journey to cross the U.S. border and lead her family to safety during the Mexican Revolution"--Provided by publisher.
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A. Z. Kelley Elementary - Kids Fiction
F WAR
1 available
F WAR
1 available
A. Z. Kelley Elementary - Kids Fiction
F War
1 available
F War
1 available
Andrew Jackson Elementary - Kids Fiction
F WAR
1 available
F WAR
1 available
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Apollo Middle - Teen Audiobook
PLA F War
1 available
PLA F War
1 available
Bellshire Elementary - Kids Audiobook
PLA F War
1 available
PLA F War
1 available
Cameron College Prep - Teen Audiobook
PLA F War
1 available
PLA F War
1 available
Description
"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 seems too fast and too loud. The American movies that Jude has always loved haven't quite prepared her for starting school in the US--and her new label of 'Middle Eastern,' an...
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Antioch Middle - Teen Fiction
F HIT
1 available
F HIT
1 available
Apollo Middle - Teen Fiction
F HIT
1 available
F HIT
1 available
Cameron College Prep - Teen Fiction
F HIT
1 available
F HIT
1 available
Description
Twelve-year-old Noura and her family, fleeing war in Syria, have been granted asylum in the United States, but they arrive in Florida to the chaos of the president's Muslim ban; twelve-year-old Jordyn is a member of the Christian church that is sponsoring the Alwan family, and Noura's student ambassador in middle school; their inevitable culture clash is made far worse by the wave of hate crimes unleashed by the Muslim ban, and personal problems of...