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displacement

Books about displacement for readers of all ages.

Cover of Escaping the tiger

Escaping the tiger

Laura Manivong

Ages 11–16familysurvival

Cover of The Old Brown Suitcase

The Old Brown Suitcase

Lillian Boraks-Nemetz

Ages 9–14immigrationfamily

Cover of Ali's Story...

Ali's Story...

Salvador Maldonado, Andy Glynne

Ages 6–12refugeesresilience

Cover of Fiddles And Spoons

Fiddles And Spoons

Lila Hope-Simpson

Ages 4–8historyresilience

Cover of Weedflower

Weedflower

Cynthia Kadohata

Ages 10–15resiliencefamily

Cover of Hunger Journeys

Hunger Journeys

Maggie De Vries

Ages 10–15world war iiresilience

Cover of Weedflower

Weedflower

Cynthia Kadohata

Ages 10–14friendshipcultural identity

Cover of When the sirens wailed

When the sirens wailed

Noel Streatfeild

Ages 9–14couragefamily

Cover of Bombs on Aunt Dainty

Bombs on Aunt Dainty

Judith Kerr

Ages 9–14familycourage

Cover of Home and away

Home and away

John Marsden

Ages 10–16refugeesfamily

Cover of Without refuge

Without refuge

Mitchell, Jane (Writer of books for young people)

Ages 10–16familydisplacement

Cover of Ruby Tanya

Ruby Tanya

Robert Swindells

Ages 10–14refugeessurvival

Cover of Kiss the dust

Kiss the dust

Elizabeth Laird

Ages 10–16refugeesresilience

Cover of No Safe Place

No Safe Place

Deborah Ellis

Ages 10–15refugee experienceimmigration

Cover of Mister got to go

Mister got to go

Lois Simmie

Ages 4–8animalsadventure

Cover of Ziba Came on a Boat

Ziba Came on a Boat

Liz Lofthouse

Ages 4–9refugee experiencedisplacement

Cover of Three balls of wool

Three balls of wool

Henriqueta Cristina

Ages 5–10familyresilience

Cover of When the Cherry Blossoms Fell

When the Cherry Blossoms Fell

Jennifer Maruno

Ages 10–16racismfamily

Cover of The lily pond

The lily pond

Annika Thor

Ages 10–15friendshipidentity

Cover of The journey

The journey

Francesca Sanna

Ages 5–10family bondsresilience

Cover of Refuge

Refuge

Booth, Anne (Children's fiction writer), Sam Usher

Ages 5–10refugeesdisplacement

Cover of 90 miles to Havana

90 miles to Havana

Enrique Flores-Galbis

Ages 10–14familycourage

Cover of Kanada

Kanada

Eva Wiseman

Ages 12–18resiliencesurvival

Cover of The red pencil

The red pencil

Andrea Davis Pinkney

Ages 10–15resiliencerefugees