Washoe County Library System

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Duncan/Traner Community Library - Children's Picture Books
J E DAVIES 2018
1 available

Incline Village Library - Children's Picture Books
J E DAVIES 2018
1 available

Description

A moving, poetic narrative and child-friendly illustrations follow the heartbreaking, ultimately hopeful journey of a little girl who is forced to become a refugee.The day war came there were flowers on the windowsill and my father sang my baby brother back to sleep.Imagine if, on an ordinary day, after a morning of studying tadpoles and drawing birds at school, war came to your town and turned it to rubble. Imagine if you lost everything and everyone,...

2) Where will I live?

Author

McCarney, Rosemary

Publisher

Second Story Press

Pub. Date

[2017]

Language

English

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Duncan/Traner Community Library - Children's Nonfiction
J 362.87 MCCARN 2017
1 available

South Valleys Library - Children's Nonfiction
J 362.87 MCCARN 2017
1 available

Description

Young refugees wonder what their new homes will be like in this photo-based picture book featuring images of refugee children from around the world.

3) The awakening

Author

Epps, Omar

Series

Nubia volume 1

Publisher

Delacorte Press

Pub. Date

[2022]

Language

English

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Duncan/Traner Community Library - Young Adult Fiction
YA FICTION EPPS 2022
1 available

Description

"From beloved actor and producer Omar Epps and writer Clarence A. Haynes comes the biggest epic fantasy of the year. A powerful saga of three teens, the children of refugees from a fallen African utopia, who must navigate their newfound powers in a climate-ravaged New York City. Perfect for fans of Black Panther and Children of Blood and Bone. For Zuberi, Uzochi, and Lencho, Nubia is a mystery. Before they were born, a massive storm destroyed their...

4) First generation: 36 trailblazing immigrants and refugees who make America great

Author

Wallace, Sandra Neil

Publisher

Little, Brown and Company

Pub. Date

2018.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

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Duncan/Traner Community Library - Children's Nonfiction
J 920 WALLAC 2018
1 available

North Valleys Library - Children's Nonfiction
J 920 WALLAC 2018
1 available

Description

Celebrate the genius, diversity, and grit of immigrants and refugees in this boldly illustrated guide to 36 American trailblazers. The men and women in this book represent nations from Somalia to Germany, from Syria to China, from Mexico to Sweden, and more. They are people like Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, international singing sensation Celia Cruz, star basketball player Dikembe Mutombo, world-renowned physicist Albert Einstein, and influential...

Día - El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros
One World, Many Stories 6th - 8th

5) Santiago's road home

Author

Diaz, Alexandra

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

[2020]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9

Language

English

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Duncan/Traner Community Library - Children's Fiction
J FICTION DIAZ 2020
1 available

Description

Fleeing abusive relatives and extreme poverty in Mexico, young Santiago endures being detained by ICE while crossing the border into the United States.