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Books for Immigration for Ages 8–11 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Books for Immigration for Ages 8–11

At chapter book age, the immigration experience becomes a story about identity, language, and belonging. Fitting in while holding on. These 962 books explore that tension through characters navigating two cultures, two languages, and the constant work of translation that goes beyond words.

962 books

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A Special Fate: Chiune Sugihara, Hero of the Holocaust

Alison Leslie Gold

During World War II, Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara risked everything to issue transit visas to thousands of Jewish r

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Dear Old Donegal

Rhythmic verses capture the pride of an Irish immigrant who has found success in America and his joyous anticipation of

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Yukie's Island: My Family's World War II Story

Yukie Kimura, Kōdo Kimura, Steve Sheinkin

For the child curious about how kids lived through history, this memoir shows how one family found hope and safety while

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Exposing Hidden Worlds: How Jacob Riis' Photos Became Tools for Social Reform

Michael Burgan

Help your child understand how one person can spark massive change by showing the world the reality of poverty through a

Ages 9–14

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Margarita Engle's Memoirs #1

Margarita Engle

For the child navigating a multicultural identity or feeling caught between two worlds. This moving memoir explores find

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World War II: Ukraine #4

Trapped in Hitler's Web

Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

For the child grappling with questions of identity and survival during difficult times. This story follows a girl forced

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The Night Journey

For the child curious about their roots or asking why their family moved to a new country. This story bridges generation

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The Night Journey #2

Reuven Bloom’s dreams of the violin end when he must flee for his life. In 1897 Russia, he faces a perilous journey to l

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Who HQ Graphic Novels

Who Is Tibet's Exiled Leader?: The 14th Dalai Lama

For the child curious about global history and standing up for peace, this graphic novel explores how a young boy became

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Let's Look at Countries #2

Let's Look at Syria

Nikki Bruno Clapper

For the child curious about global neighbors or families from different backgrounds. This book explores Syria's rich cul

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Betti on the High Wire

For the child adjusting to a new family or home, this story explores the complicated feelings of leaving one life behind

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The Year of Goodbyes

For the child grappling with the pain of parting or learning about the gravity of history through the personal lens of f

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The Edge Chronicles #9

Rook Barkwater and a group of librarians must lead an entire population away from their ruined city toward the hope of a

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Africa Is My Home: A Child of the Amistad

Young Magulu is stolen from her home and thrust onto the slave ship Amistad, beginning a harrowing journey toward a land

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The King's Daughter

Jeanne, a French orphan, journeys to a new colony as a King's Daughter to find adventure, love, and a new way of life.

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Village of Scoundrels

For the young reader processing the weight of historical injustice, this story shows how ordinary teens find the bravery

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Thomas Paine and the Dangerous Word

Sarah Jane Marsh

A penniless immigrant uses the power of his pen to spark a revolution. This biography follows Thomas Paine's resilient j

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For the child curious about their family's untold history or feeling caught between two cultures, this magical journey e

Cover of The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival

The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival

Estelle Nadel, Bethany Strout

For the child grappling with heavy history who needs to see how art and family bonds can provide a flicker of light duri

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Matt Christopher Sports Biographies

At the Plate with Ichiro

Matt Christopher

For the young sports fan who dreams of making it big, this inspiring biography shows how dedication and resilience turne

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Stella Díaz #1

Something to Say

Angela Dominguez

Stella wants to make friends and speak up in class, but her nerves make her mix up Spanish and English until her face tu

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My Name Is María Isabel

Third-grader María Isabel struggles to feel at home in her new school until a writing assignment gives her the chance to

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Hispanic Star #3

Claudia Romo Edelman, William Alexander

For the child who loves to sing and dance but needs to see how passion and perseverance can turn a childhood dream into

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Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice

For the middle schooler navigating the messy intersection of body changes, family secrets, and the discovery that they c

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Immigration for Other Ages

Books for Immigration for Ages 0–3(57)Books for Immigration for Ages 12–18(818)Books for Immigration for Ages 4–7(473)

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