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1) Habibi
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Habibi tells the tale of Dodola and Zam, refugee child slaves bound to each other by chance, by circumstance, and by the love that grows between them.
2) Criminy
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Daggum Criminy's peaceful life is suddenly interrupted as pirates invade his island, casting Criminy's family out as refugees into the wild unknown in search of a new home. Soon, the Criminys find themselves hopping from one strange locale to another, each with their own bizarre environment, people, and challenges, putting Daggum and fam in constant peril as they search for a new peaceful place to call home."-- cover page 4.
Author
Series
Nnewts volume 2
Publisher
Graphix, An Imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this exciting sequel to Escape from the Lizzarks, Herk is happy to have a new family and a new place to call home. But when the Lizzarks make an all-out assault on Amphibopolis using a giant monster, Herk must seek the help of the megasloth to save the city and his adopted family. Meanwhile, Sissy, Herk's sister, discovers the dark truth about their long-lost brother Zerk -- a truth that will affect Herk and the future of all Nnewts. --
Author
Publisher
Uncivilized Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Can a children's cartoon cause riots? One of Mana Neyestani's cartoons sparked riots, shuttered the newspaper he worked for, and landed the cartoonist and his editor in solitary confinement inside of Iran's notorious prison system. But that's not the whole story. Neyestani exposes the complex interplay between art, law, politics, ethnic sensitivities, and authoritarian elements inside of Iran's Islamic Republic. In his journey to escape imprisonment,...
Author
Series
Nnewts volume 1
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A little hero faces big challenges in the first book of this totally unique fantasy-adventure series. The first book in the Nnewts series follows the story of Herk, a lovable Nnewt who longs for stronger legs, something his mother and father wish they could give him. When his quaint village is attacked by the reptile Lizzarks, he's forced to flee his home and leave behind the only life he's ever known. Now, all alone and on the run, Herk navigates...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Starting in 2011, refugees flood out of war-torn Syria in Exodus-like proportions. The surprising flood of victims overwhelms neighboring countries, and chaos follows. Resentment in host nations heightens as disruption and the cost of aid grows. By 2017, many want to turn their backs on the victims. The refugees are the unwanted. Don Brown depicts moments of both heartbreaking horror and hope in the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis. Shining a light...
Author
Publisher
Bellevue Literary Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Alpha's wife and son left C̥te d'Ivoire months ago to join his sister-in-law in Paris, but Alpha has heard nothing from them since. With a visa, Alpha's journey to reunite with his family would take a matter of hours. Without one, he is adrift for over a year, encountering human traffickers in the desert, refugee camps in northern Africa, overcrowded boats carrying migrants between the Canary Islands and Europe's southern coast, and an unforgettable...
Author
Series
Publisher
The Pennsylvania State University Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"While on assignment between 2013 and 2017, often for M̌decins Sans Frontïres (Doctors Without Borders), Olivier Kugler interviewed and photographed Syrian refugees and their caregivers in camps, on the road, and in provisional housing in Iraqi Kurdistan, Greece, France, Switzerland, and England. Escaping Wars and Waves is the astonishing result of that record keeping a graphic novel that brings to life the improvised living conditions of the refugees,...
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