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Author
Publisher
ABRAMS
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Formats
Description
The author describes her experiences as a young Vietnamese immigrant, highlighting her family's move from their war-torn home to the United States in graphic novel format.
"Exploring the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family, Bui documents the story of her family's daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970s, and the difficulties they faced building new lives for themselves."--Publisher...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Omar and his younger brother Hassan live in a refugee camp, and when an opportunity for Omar to get an education comes along, he must decide between going to school every day or caring for his nonverbal brother in this intimate and touching portrayal of family and daily life in a refugee camp."--
Author
Publisher
Maeva Ediciones, Maeva Young
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
256 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
Español
Description
Esta increíble novela gráfica está basada en la experiencia de Omar y su hermano Hassán en el campo de refugiados de la ONU en Dadaab, Kenia, donde vivieron toda su infancia. A pesar de las condiciones difíciles del campo, Omar descubre la maravillosa oportunidad de ir a la escuela, algo que le da a su vida una visión esperanzadora del futuro. Este libro es necesario porque representa una mirada íntima, importante y real a la vida cotidiana...
Author
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"A gut-wrenching story told with honesty, restraint, and dignity." -Ha Jin, National Book Award-winning author of Waiting Chanrithy Him felt compelled to tell of surviving life under the Khmer Rouge in a way "worthy of the suffering which I endured as a child." In a mesmerizing story, Chanrithy Him vividly recounts her trek through the hell of the "killing fields." She gives us a child's-eye view of a Cambodia where rudimentary labor camps for both...
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
Revisiting one of the most dangerous WWII missions ever, O'Donnell (We Were One) examines the planning and execution of a 1944 strike by Jewish soldiers against a top-secret target in Austria that, it was believed, could shorten the conflict. He fleshes out the tale of sacrifice, spies, courage and betrayal organized by the American Office of Strategic Services to take on Gestapo troops in a heavily fortified district, Alpine Redoubt, the site of...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
190 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"When John Stoessinger was ten years old, Adolf Hitler annexed his homeland of Austria, ripping the boy from his home and his friends in Vienna. His grandparents encouraged his mother and stepfather to take young John somewhere safe. 'You must have a future,' his grandfather told him before he and his parents boarded the train and waved goodbye. As they trekked across the country, from Vienna to Prague and then finally settling in Shanghai, there...
Author
Publisher
Tommy Nelson, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"The incredible true story of Tani Adewumi, a Nigerian refugee who garnered international news coverage after winning the New York State Chess Championship at the age of eight. Tani's story of finding a new life in America reminds children that perseverance and hope make a difference--and small acts of kindness can make the world a better place"--
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
�2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This prize-winning documentary explores the indomitable spirit of three "Lost Boys" from the Sudan (Panther, John and Daniel). About 25,000 boys were forced to leave their homeland due to a tumultuous civil war. As young boys in the 1980s, they walked a thousand miles to escape their war-ridden homeland, and then had to make another arduous journey to escape Ethiopia. In 2001, 3600 lost boys, including these three, were invited by the United States...
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