Home is Not a Country by Safia Elhillo Penguin Random House/Make Me a World A mesmerizing novel in verse about family, identity, and finding yourself in the most unexpected places–for fans of The Poet X, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, and Jason Reynolds. Nima doesn’t feel understood. By her mother, who grew up far away […]
Zara Hossain Is Here by Sabina Khan Scholastic Seventeen-year-old Pakistani immigrant, Zara Hossain, has been leading a fairly typical life in Corpus Christi, Texas, since her family moved there for her father to work as a pediatrician. While dealing with the Islamophobia that she faces at school, Zara has to lay low, trying not to […]
Birds on Wishbone Street by Suzanne Del Rizzo Pajama Press From the author of New York Times Notable picture book My Beautiful Birds, former Syrian refugee Sami finds a sense of home in a new place by caring for a bird with a new friend A simple act of neighborly kindness and a bird that needs their aid […]
Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American by Wajahat Ali W.W. Norton “Go back to where you came from, you terrorist!” This is just one of the many warm, lovely, and helpful tips that Wajahat Ali and other children of immigrants receive on a daily basis. […]
Our World Is a Family: Our Community Can Change the World by Miry Whitehill and Jennifer Jackson, illustrated by Nomar Perez Sourcebooks Explore / Sourcebooks We're all one big family, no matter where you're from! Dive into this uplifting picture book and learn how to welcome neighbors into your community—particularly when they might be far […]
Turtle of Michigan by Naomi Shihab Nye Greenwillow / HarperCollins The stand-alone companion to National Book Award Finalist and beloved poet Naomi Shihab Nye’s The Turtle of Oman. The Turtle of Michigan is a deft and accessible novel that follows a young boy named Aref as he travels from Muscat, Oman, to Ann Arbor, Michigan, and adjusts to […]
Journey to America: Celebrating Inspiring Immigrants Who Became Brilliant Scientists, Game-Changing Activists & Amazing Entertainers by Maliha Abidi becker&mayer! kids / Quarto Journey to America is a beautiful collection of biographies celebrating 20 of America’s most inspiring first- and second-generation immigrants. A timely, beautiful exploration of America’s rich history of diversity, Journey to America profiles 20 immigrants and children of immigrants […]
Tacko Fall: To New Heights by Tacko Fall and Justin Haynes, illustrated by Reggie Brown Candlewick Tacko Fall was always tall, even as a child, but he wasn’t always a slam-dunk star. On his first official day of training as a boy in Senegal, running up and down the basketball court was exhausting. The first […]
A Bit of Earth by Karuna Riazi Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins Maria Latif is used to not having a space of her own. But what happens when she feels the sudden urge to put down roots in the most unexpected of places? Karuna Riazi crafts a tender coming-of-age story about friendship, family, and new beginnings. A Bit […]