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Books for Immigration for Ages 12–18 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Books for Immigration for Ages 12–18

Immigrant teenagers carry the weight of their family's sacrifice alongside the ordinary pressures of adolescence. These 815 books explore that particular burden with nuance: the guilt, the gratitude, the anger, and the hard-won sense of self that comes from building a life between two worlds.

815 books

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Hispanic Star #9

Claudia Romo Edelman, Karla Arenas Valenti

For the child who loves movies but needs to see that even the biggest stars faced move-related challenges and worked har

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Twelve-year-old Christine waits anxiously in 1945 Chicago for news of the activist father she and her family left behind

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In Search of Safety: Voices of Refugees

For the teenager seeking to understand global crises through the lens of human resilience and the personal reality of se

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Pilgrim Codex

Vivian Mansour

For the child navigating a big move or life change, this beautifully illustrated odyssey blends Mesoamerican myth with a

Ages 8–12

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Immigrants Who Served the Nation

Immigrants Who Served the Nation

For students curious about what it means to be a citizen, these inspiring true stories highlight immigrants who defended

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Dear America #8

So Far from Home

Barry Denenberg

For the child who feels homesick or overwhelmed by new responsibilities, this diary offers a window into the grit and he

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Golden Mountain Chronicles #2

The Journal of Wong Ming-Chung: A Chinese Miner

For kids exploring themes of resilience and cultural identity amidst historical challenges, this story provides a person

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Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna

For the child grappling with sudden change or family responsibility, Petra's journey through the Mexican Revolution offe

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Flying Over Water

Shannon Hitchcock, N. H. Senzai

For the child grappling with news of global conflict or witnessing unfairness, this dual perspective story builds a brid

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Tangled Threads: A Hmong Girl's Story

Pegi Deitz Shea

Thirteen-year-old Mai Yang leaves a Thai refugee camp for Rhode Island, balancing the lure of American pop culture with

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Li on Angel Island

For the child grappling with feelings of unfairness or the pain of being separated from family, Li's journey offers a wi

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The Eleventh Trade

Alyssa Hollingsworth

After his grandfather’s instrument is stolen, Sami begins a series of clever trades to reclaim his family’s heritage and

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Russell Freedman

Young newcomers in the early 1900s face crowded cities and hard labor in this moving look at the grit and hope required

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Sheltering Rebecca

Mary Baylis-White

As the world teeters on the edge of war, twelve-year-old Sally forms a powerful bond with Rebecca, a girl who has fled G

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A Real American

For the child navigating changes in their community and learning to see past local prejudices when new neighbors arrive

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Twelve-year-old Michael has a legendary pitching arm, but he must hide his talent to keep his family secret from being e

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Walk the Wild Road

For the child grappling with the meaning of resilience, this gritty historical journey explores the desperate courage re

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Silas House, Neela Vaswani

An immigrant girl in the city and a boy in rural Kentucky trade letters, discovering that despite their different worlds

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Ellis Island: Immigration and the American Dream

Felipe Galindo Feggo

For the student curious about their family roots or the history of new beginnings, this graphic novel explores the hopes

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Land of the Cranes

For the child grappling with the reality of unfair systems or family separation, this verse novel offers a poignant look

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The Other Side of the River

For the child adjusting to a major move or seeking their place in a new community, this moving story explores finding ho

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Shanghai Passage

Greg Patent shares a personal account of his early years growing up in Shanghai during the turbulent years of World War

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Upon the Head of the Goat #2

Grace in the Wilderness

A young girl struggles with the heavy memories of World War II labor camps as she leaves Sweden behind to build a new li

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You Choose: Industrial Revolution

Immigrants Who Built an Empire

Jessica Gunderson

For the child curious about how the world around them was built and the courageous people who left everything behind to

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