Catalog Search Results
Free ESL and Citizenship Classes
Pathway for New Americans is a partnership between US Citizenship and Immigration Services and the city of Nashville. Pathway provides access to free ESL and citizenship information from your library or community center.
3) Refugee
Author
Appears on these lists
Description
"Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy livng in 1930s Nazi Germany; Isabel, a Cuban girl trying to escape the riots and unrest plaguing her country in 1994; and Mahmoud, a Syrian boy in 2015 whose homeland is torn apart by violence and destruction, embark on harrowing journeys in search of refuge, discovering shocking connections that tie their stories together"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Appears on these lists
5th Grade Reading
6th Grade Reading
Historical Fiction for Kids
Main Children's Staff Chapter Book Favorites
6th Grade Reading
Historical Fiction for Kids
Main Children's Staff Chapter Book Favorites
Description
Twelve-year-old Hanako and her family, reeling from their confinement in an internment camp, renounce their American citizenship to move to Hiroshima, a city devastated by the atomic bomb dropped by Americans.
Author
Appears on list
Description
"This powerful and moving novel from the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Petal of the Sea weaves together past and present, tracing the ripple effects of war and immigration on one child in Europe in 1938 and another in the United States in 2019. Vienna, 1938. Samuel Adler was six years old when his father disappeared during Kristallnacht-the night their family lost everything. Samuel's mother secured a spot for him on the last Kindertransport...
Author
Appears on these lists
Description
Pulga has his dreams. Chico has his grief. Pequeña has her pride. And these three teens have one another. But, none of them have illusions about the town they've grown up in and the dangers that surround them. Even with the love of family, threats lurk around every corner. And when those threats become all too real, the trio knows they have no choice but to run: from their country, from their families, from their beloved home. Crossing from Guatemala...
7) Islandborn
Author
Appears on these lists
1st Grade Reading
Books for Summer, in English and Spanish/Libros para el verano, en inglés y español
Diverse Books - African/Black Experience in the World
More Lists...
Books for Summer, in English and Spanish/Libros para el verano, en inglés y español
Diverse Books - African/Black Experience in the World
More Lists...
Description
"Lola was just a baby when her family left the Island, so when she has to draw it for a school assignment, she asks her family, friends, and neighbors about their memories of her homeland ... and in the process, comes up with a new way of understanding her own heritage"--
10) Lobizona
Author
Appears on list
Description
When her mother is arrested by ICE, sixteen-year-old Argentinian Manu--who thinks she is hiding in a Miami apartment because she is an undocumented immigrant--discovers that her entire existence is illegal.
11) Molly's pilgrim
Author
Description
Told to make a Pilgrim doll for the Thanksgiving display at school, Molly is embarassed when her mother tries to help her out by creating a doll dressed as she herself was dressed before leaving Russia to seek religious freedom.
Author
Description
"Una conmovedora novela de violencia, solidaridad, amor y redención, que narra las historias entrecruzadas de dos niños unidos por el desarraigo..."--page [4] of cover.
Traces the ripple effects of war and immigration on two children--five-year-old Samuel, whose mother puts him on a Kindertransport train out of Nazi-occupied Austria to England in 1938, and seven-year-old Anita, who boards another train eight decades later to the U.S., where she...
Author
Formats
Description
Michael's parents are leaders of a new anti-immigrant political party called Aussie Values which is trying to halt the flood of refugees from the Middle East; Mina fled Afghanistan with her family ten years ago, and just wants to concentrate on fitting in and getting into college--but the mutual attraction they feel demands that they come to terms with their family's concerns and decide where they stand in the ugly anti-Muslim politics of the time....
Author
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Santiago is fleeing from abusive relatives when he meets María Dolores and her young daughter, Alegría. He decides to accompany them on the dangerous trek from Mexico to the United States, but when he's brought to an immigration detention center, Santiago discovers that the danger isn't over.
18) Wishes
Author
Appears on these lists
Books for Preschoolers (3-4 years old)
Diverse Books - East & Southeast Asians
Diverse Books - Refugee Experience - Picture Books
Main Children's Staff Picture Book Favorites
Diverse Books - East & Southeast Asians
Diverse Books - Refugee Experience - Picture Books
Main Children's Staff Picture Book Favorites
Description
"In this spare, poetic picture book based on author Muon Van's family history and told through a series of wishes, a family packs up everything they own and embarks on a perilous oceanic voyage toward a better life"--
Author
Appears on these lists
Books for Summer, in English and Spanish/Libros para el verano, en inglés y español
Diverse Books - Latino/Latinx, Hispanic, and Latin American Children
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Diverse Books - Latino/Latinx, Hispanic, and Latin American Children
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Description
Rocio and her family move from Central America to the United States, leaving behind their extended family and many happy memories, but Rocio's Abuela finds a way to send her something special for her birthday.
20) Facing fear
Author
Description
"Enrique is a U.S. citizen-but the rest of his family isn't. When he hears a rumor of a police raid, Enrique must face the possibility of being separated from his parents and sister"--
In Interlibrary Loan
Didn't find what you need? Items not owned by Nashville can be requested from other Interlibrary Loan libraries to be delivered to your local library for pickup.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request