Search Results: Returned 11 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 11
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p2012, c2010., Square Fish/Roaring Brook Press Call No: Historical fiction FIC FLORES-GAL Edition: 1st Square Fish ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Julian's parents, hoping to protect him from the dangers of the turmoil in Cuba, send him to the United States in 1961 as part of Operation Pedro Pan, not realizing that life in a Miami refugee camp holds its own perils.
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p2012, c2010., Square Fish/Roaring Brook Press Call No: HISTORICAL F FLO Edition: 1st Square Fish ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Julian's parents, hoping to protect him from the dangers of the turmoil in Cuba, send him to the United States in 1961 as part of Operation Pedro Pan, not realizing that life in a Miami refugee camp holds its own perils.
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c2009., Pre-adolescent, Sandpiper Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: In 1998 when the Kosovo hostilities escalate, thirteen-year-old Meli's life as an ethnic Albanian, changes forever after her brother escapes his Serbian captors and the entire family flees from one refugee camp to another until they are able to immigrate to America.
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2007., Primary, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers Call No: [E] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Two young Afghani girls living in a refugee camp in Pakistan share a precious pair of sandals brought by relief workers. Includes author's note about refugees.
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-- Hold tight, do not let go[2015]., Adolescent, Amulet Books Call No: Realistic FIC Wagner Genre: Realistic, Realistic Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: In the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Nadine goes to live with her father in Miami while her cousin Magdalie, raised as her sister, remains behind in a refugee camp, dreaming of joining Nadine but wondering if she must accept that her life and future are in Port-au-Prince.
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[2018]., Juvenile, Groundwood Books : House of Anansi Press Call No: REALISTIC F BAS Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In war-torn Sudan, a girl must make heart-rending choices as she fights for survival and a chance at a future."--
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2017., Juvenile, Pajama Press Call No: Easy DEL RIZZO Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A young Syrian boy named Sami escapes the bombing of his neighborhood, but he has to leave behind his beloved pet pigeons. Now living in a refugee camp and going to school, he cannot bring himself to paint his birds for a project. Somehow, Sami will have to find a way to heal his broken heart.
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Call No: [E] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Behind Sami, the Syrian skyline is full of smoke. The boy follows his family and all his neighbours in a long line, as they trudge through the sands and hills to escape the bombs that have destroyed their homes. But all Sami can think of is his pet pigeons - will they escape too? When they reach a refugee camp and are safe at last, everyone settles into the tent city. But though the children start to play and go to school again, Sami can't join in. When he is given paper and paint, all he can do is smear his painting with black. He can't forget his birds and what his family has left behind.One day a canary, a dove, and a rose finch fly into the camp. They flutter around Sami and settle on his outstretched arms. For Sami it is one step in a long healing process at last.A gentle yet moving story of refugees of the Syrian civil war, My Beautiful Birds illuminates the ongoing crisis as it affects its children. It shows the reality of the refugee camps, where people attempt to pick up their lives and carry on. And it reveals the hope of generations of people as they struggle to redefine home.
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[2020]., Juvenile, Dial Books for Young Readers Call No: 741.5 JAMIESON Availability:6 of 6 At Location(s) Summary Note: "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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[2020]., General, Dial Books for Young Readers Call No: 741.5 JAM Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: "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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[2020]., Juvenile, Annick Press Call No: HISTORICAL F SAE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Growing up in Aleppo, Yara's childhood has long been shadowed by the coming revolution. But when the Arab Spring finally arrives at Yara's doorstep, it is worse than even her Nana imagined: sudden, violent, and deadly. When rescuers dig Yara out from under the rubble that was once her family's home, she emerges to a changed world. Her parents and Nana are gone, and her brother, Saad, can't speak--struck silent by everything he's seen. Now, with her friend Shireen and Shireen's charismatic brother, Ali, Yara must try to find a way to safety. With danger around every corner, Yara is pushed to her limits as she discovers how far she'll go for her loved ones--and for a chance for freedom. Crafted through the focused lens of Jamal Saeed's own experiences in Syria and brought to life with acclaimed author Sharon E. McKay, Yara's Spring is a story of coming of age against all odds and the many kinds of love that bloom even in the face of war. Black-and-white interior drawings by award-winning illustrator Nahid Kazemi lend vivid detail to the novel"--From the publisher's web site.
