Last Updated: February 14, 2026
Eleven Words for Love: A Journey Through Arabic Expressions of Love
by Randa Abdel-Fatta
This lyrical narrative of a Palestinian family in exile explores universal bonds of family, loyalty, and friendship through the lens of eleven Arabic expressions for love. (Picture Book)
Elsa’s Chessboard
by Jenny Andrus
A woman’s passion for chess endures from her childhood in Vienna through her emigration to San Francisco as a Jewish refugee of WWII. Based on the life of the author’s grandmother, Elsa Konstandt Weisz. (Picture Book)
Lolo’s Sari-Sari Store
by Sophia N. Lee
After recently moving to the United States, a young girl reminisces about her time spent helping her Lolo run his sari-sari store in the Philippines, and uses some of his wisdom to make herself feel more at home. (Picture Book)
The Notebook Keeper: A Story of Kindness From Across the Border
by Stephen Briseño
After traveling to Tijuana, Mexico, Noemi and her mother are denied entry at the border and must find the refugee in charge of the notebook, an unofficial ledger of those waiting to cross into the United States. Includes author’s note. (Picture Book)
To the Other Side
by Erika Meza
A girl reframes the dangerous border crossing between Mexico and the United States as a game to help her brother through the journey. (Picture Book)
The New Girl
by Casandra Calin
Goodbye, old life… Lia and her family are waiting to board a flight across the Atlantic, leaving behind family, friends, and Romania — the only home Lia has ever known. But Lia’s heartache is overshadowed by the discomfort of her first period. As if things weren’t difficult enough! Now Lia is thrust into a world where everything is different: her home, her language, and even her body. With so many changes happening at once, Lia struggles with schoolwork, has trouble communicating with classmates, and has no idea how to manage her unpleasant periods. Will she ever feel like herself again? (Graphic Novel)
The Other Side of Tomorrow
by Tina Cho
Yunho and Myunghee flee North Korea, facing dangers such as poisonous snakes, corrupt soldiers and the fear of being found as they dream of a better future, in a story told in verse. (Graphic Novel)
All Four Quarters of the Moon
by Shirley Marr
Eleven-year-old Peijing and her family are adapting to their new life in Australia, but when cracks in her family life start to appear, she must find a way to cope with the uncertainties of her own little world and figure out where she fits in. (Fiction)
Boy, Everywhere
by A. M. Dassu
Sami loves his life in Damascus, Syria, but when war breaks out his parents decide they must flee their home for the safety of the UK. (Fiction)
We Are Wolves
by Katrina Nannestad
When the Russian army marches into East Prussia at the end of World War II, the Wolf family flees, but Liesl, Otto, and their baby sister, Mia, are separated from their mother, and they are forced to do dangerous things to survive. (Fiction)
Borderlands and the Mexican American Story
by David Dorado Romo
The true story of America from the Mexican American perspective. (Non-Fiction)
Immigration, Refugees, and the Fight for a Better Life
by Elliott Smith
Readers look at the issue of immigration in the US and globally, examining the history, laws, and causes surrounding immigrants’ and refugees’ search for a better life and the difficulties they face. (Non-Fiction)
Rights for Migrants and Refugees: How You Can Make a Difference
by Robert Tuesley Anderson
Millions of people around the world have been forced to leave their homes, fleeing violence, persecution, or poverty. Activists campaign for migrants and refugees to be welcomed and afforded human rights. Could you be one of them? (Non-Fiction)
Una Historia Más: Un Relato Gráfico de Migración
de Ernesto Saade
Cuando Carlos tenía 19 años, su mamá decidió dejar su vida en El Salvador y buscar un nuevo comienzo en Estados Unidos. Para el viaje al norte, contrató los servicios de un coyote. Carlos se resistía a ir, pero no quiso dejar que su mamá partiera sin él y decidió unirse. En su recorrido a través de México, vivieron los riesgos y miedos que incontables personas de países centroamericanos enfrentan al emigrar a otras tierras. Diez años después, Carlos comparte estos recuerdos con su primo Ernesto. El resultado de su conversación es Una historia más: Un relato gráfico de migración.(Spanish Non-Fiction Graphic Novel)
What is a Dreamer? = ¿Qué es un Soñador?
by Brenda Perez Mendoza
Learn how policy has shaped opportunity for American immigrants. Readers will understand what a “Dreamer” is and why they may hear that term in the news or their community. The Racial Justice in America: Latinx American series explores the issues specific to the Latinx community in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. This series was written by Brenda Mendoza, an author, advocate, and winner of the 2022 Latinx Educator Impact Award from the Latinx Education Collaborative. The series was developed to reach children of all races and encourage them to approach race, diversity, and inclusion with open eyes and minds. <em>Bilingual Non-Fiction)</em>