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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 10
Description
"As World War II draws to a close, refugees try to escape the war's final dangers, only to find themselves aboard a ship with a target on its hull"--
World War II is drawing to a close in East Prussia, and thousands of refugees are on a desperate trek toward freedom. When their paths converge in route to the ship that promises salvation, Joana, Emilia, and Florian find their strength, courage, and trust in one another tested with each step closer...
Author
Series
Glittering Court volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 19
Description
When she gains entry into the Glittering Court, war refugee Mira continues to endure persecution while learning skills that help her earn anonymity, forging friendships that inspire her to hatch a daring but dangerous plan.
4) Refugee
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
Formats
Description
Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany; Isabel, a Cuban girl trying to escape the riots and unrest plaguing her country in 1994; and Mahmoud, a Syrian boy in 2015 whose homeland is torn apart by violence and destruction, embark on harrowing journeys in search of refuge, discovering shocking connections that tie their stories together.
Author
Series
Publisher
David Fickling Books/Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Description
Malik and his grandfather are trying to flee a war-torn country on the last ship waiting at the port for those who can escape--but when the ship leaves only Malik is aboard, and he will need all his courage to survive in a new country.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
Formats
Description
Seventeen-year-old Prenna, an immigrant who moved to New York when she was twelve, came from another time and she and the other travelers must follow strict rules to avoid destroying the new life they have worked so hard to get, as well as the one person Prenna is desperate to protect.
8) I am David
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 8
Description
After escaping from an Eastern European concentration camp where he has spent most of his life, a twelve-year-old boy struggles to cope with an entirely strange world as he flees northward to freedom in Denmark.
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 10
Description
"Twelve-year-old Jaime makes the treacherous journey from his home in Guatemala to his older brother in New Mexico after his cousin is murdered by a drug cartel"--
10) Trouble
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 12
Description
Fourteen-year-old Henry, wishing to honor his brother Franklin's dying wish, sets out to hike Maine's Mount Katahdin with his best friend and dog. But fate adds another companion--the Cambodian refugee accused of fatally injuring Franklin--and reveals troubles that predate the accident.
11) The red pencil
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Description
"After her tribal village is attacked by militants, Amira, a young Sudanese girl, must flee to safety at a refugee camp, where she finds hope and the chance to pursue an education in the form of a single red pencil and the friendship and encouragement of a wise elder"--
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Description
The Finches, a Connecticut family, sponsor an African refugee family of four, all of whom have been scarred by the horrors of civil war, and who inadvertently put their benefactors in harm's way.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 13
Description
When her beloved country, Chile, is taken over by a militaristic, sadistic government, Celeste is sent to America for her safety and her parents must go into hiding before they "disappear."
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 3
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Formats
Description
When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of safe haven. Based on the life of Salva Dut, who, after emigrating to America in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in Sudan.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 9
Description
After Nadia is separated from her family while fleeing the civil war, she spends the next four days with a mysterious old man who helps her navigate the checkpoints and snipers of the rebel, ISIS, and Syrian armies that are littering Aleppo on her way to meeting her father at the Turkish border.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 12
Description
When a nonprofit organization called Save the Girls pairs a fourteen-year-old Sudanese refugee with an American teenager from Richmond, Virginia, the pen pals teach each other compassion and share a bond that bridges two continents.
17) Refugee 87
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Description
In the Middle East, fourteen-year-old Shif and his best friend Bini embark on a continent-crossing journey of survival after they are imprisoned and become refugees.
18) The night diary
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
Formats
Description
Shy twelve-year-old Nisha, forced to flee her home with her Hindu family during the 1947 partition of India, tries to find her voice and make sense of the world falling apart around her by writing to her deceased Muslim mother in the pages of her diary.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
Description
Liberated from Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp in 1945, sixteen-year-old Gerta tries to make a new life for herself, aided by Lev, a fellow survivor, and Michah, who helps Jews reach Palestine.
Liberated from Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp in 1945, Gerta has lost her family and everything she knew. Without her Papa, her music, or even her true identity, she must move past the task of surviving and onto living her life. Gerta meets Lev, a fellow...
20) The journey
Author
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"What is it like to have to leave everything behind and travel many miles to somewhere unfamiliar and strange? A mother and her two children set out on such a journey; one filled with fear of the unknown, but also great hope. Based on her interactions with people forced to seek a new home, and told from the perspective of a young child, Francesca Sanna has created a beautiful and sensitive book that is full of significance for our time."-- Provided...
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