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• Tea With Milk

  Say, Allen

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  "After growing up near San Francisco, a young Japanese woman returns with her parents to their native Japan, but she feels foreign and out of place."

• Good-bye, 382 Shin Dang Dong

  Park, Frances, 1955-

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  "Jangmi finds it hard to say goodbye to relatives and friends, plus the food, customs, and beautiful things of her home in Korea, when her family moves to America."

• One Green Apple

  Bunting, Eve, 1928-2023

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  "While on a school field trip to an orchard to make cider, a young immigrant named Farah gains self-confidence when the green apple she picks perfectly complements the other students' red apples."

• My Shoes And I

  Colato Laínez, René.�=^A590976

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  "As Mario and his Papá travel from El Salvador to the United States to be reunited with Mamá, Mario's wonderful new shoes help to distract him from the long and difficult journey."

• A Movie in My Pillow

  Argueta, Jorge

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  "This collection of poems for children are written from the point of view of Jorgito, who lives in San Francisco's Mission District, but who has not forgotten his native El Salvador. His memories of the volcanoes, his grandmother's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Dog Is Lost!

  Keats, Ezra Jack.�=^A65614

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  "Two days after arriving in New York from Puerto Rico, eight-year-old Juanito, who speaks no English, loses his dog and searches for it all over the city making new friends along the way."

• The Name Jar

  Choi, Yangsook

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  "After Unhei moves from Korea to the United States, her new classmates help her decide what her name should be."

• The Seeds of Friendship

  Foreman, Michael, 1938-

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  "Adam, an immigrant boy in a big city, is lonely until he see snow for the first time and starts to play with the neighborhood children, but when he starts school he gets some seeds and begins to plant them with help from his new friends."

• My Two Blankets

  Kobald, Irena,

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  "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."

• The Color of Home

  Hoffman, Mary, 1945-

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  "Hassan, newly-arrived in the United States and feeling homesick, paints a picture at school that shows his old home in Somalia as well as the reason his family had to leave."

• Mama's Nightingale

  a Story of Immigration and Separation

  Danticat, Edwidge, 1969-

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  "When Saya's mother is sent to jail as an illegal immigrant, she sends her daughter a cassette tape with a song and a bedtime story, which inspires Saya to write a story of her own--one that just might bring her mother home."

• Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote

  a Migrant's Tale

  Tonatiuh, Duncan

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  "When Papa Rabbit does not return home as expected from many seasons of working in the great carrot and lettuce fields of El Norte, his son Pancho sets out on a dangerous trek to find him, guided by a coyote. Includes author's note."

• The Quiet Place

  Stewart, Sarah, 1939-

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  "The story of young immigrant Isabel, who misses her family and friends back in Mexico while decorating a large box as a place of quiet contemplation and encountering new experiences, including a first snowstorm and a kind teacher."

• Joseph's Big Ride

  Farish, Terry,

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  "A refugee boys determination to ride a bicycle leads to an unexpected friendship."

• We Came to America

  Ringgold, Faith,

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  "Celebrates United States immigration and the country's diverse immigrant heritage."

• Marwan's Journey

  Arias, Patricia de

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  "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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• From Far Away

  Munsch, Robert N., 1945-

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  "When Saoussan immigrated with her family from war-torn Lebanon, she was only seven years old. This picture book tells the story of how she had to adjust to her new home in Canada. She describes the frustration of not understanding the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• King of the Sky

  Davies, Nicola, 1958-

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  "When a young boy moves from his home in Italy to Wales, the only thing that cheers him up are the racing pigeons that Mr. Evans keeps in a loft behind his house."

• A Different Pond

  Phi, Bao, 1975-

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  "As a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. Between hope-filled…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Diary From Here to There

  Mi Diario De Aquí Hast Allá

  Pérez, Amada Irma

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  "This English/Spanish story begins as young Amada overhears her parents whisper of moving from Mexico to Los Angeles where greater opportunity awaits. As she and her family journey north, Amada records in her diary her fears, hopes, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation