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refugees

Books about refugees for readers of all ages.

Cover of Ali's Story...

Ali's Story...

Salvador Maldonado, Andy Glynne

Ages 6–12refugeesresilience

Cover of 17 Martin Street

17 Martin Street

Marilyn Taylor

Ages 9–13neighborsrefugees

Cover of Home and away

Home and away

John Marsden

Ages 10–16refugeesfamily

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 Refuge

Refuge

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

Ages 5–10refugeesdisplacement

Cover of The red pencil

The red pencil

Andrea Davis Pinkney

Ages 10–15resiliencerefugees

Cover of Joseph's big ride

Joseph's big ride

Terry Farish

Ages 5–9friendshiprefugees

Cover of A Less than Perfect Peace

A Less than Perfect Peace

Jacqueline Levering Sullivan

Ages 8–14familyrefugees

Cover of The Roses in my Carpets

The Roses in my Carpets

Rukhsana Khan

Ages 6–10refugeesresilience

Cover of War games

War games

Jenny Koralek

Ages 9–14friendshipwar and conflict

Cover of Escape from Syria

Escape from Syria

Jackie Roche

Ages 10–16refugeesresilience

Cover of We are displaced

We are displaced

Malala Yousafzai

Ages 12–18refugeesresilience

Cover of Teenage Refugees from Palestine (The Teenage Refugees Series)

Teenage Refugees from Palestine (The Teenage Refugees Series)

Ages 9–12refugeescultural identity

Cover of Captive Witness

Captive Witness

Carolyn Keene

Ages 10–14mysterycourage

Cover of Golden game

Golden game

Starr, David (School principal)

Ages 9–14refugeescourage

Cover of How Many Days to America?

How Many Days to America?

Eve Bunting, Beth Peck

Ages 8–12refugeesfamily

Cover of The unwanted

The unwanted

Don Brown

Ages 10–18refugeesdisplacement

Cover of A land of permanent goodbyes

A land of permanent goodbyes

Atia Abawi

Ages 12–18refugeesdisplacement

Cover of Mahtab's Story

Mahtab's Story

Libby Gleeson

Ages 12–16refugeesfamily

Cover of Stepping Stones

Stepping Stones

Margriet Ruurs

Ages 4–10refugeesresilience

Cover of Illegal

Illegal

Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin

Ages 10–16survivalrefugees