LibGuides: English Language Arts Grade 7: War Refugees

Recent Fiction Books in MS/HS Library: War refugees

Refugee by Alan Gratz
Call Number: F Historical GRATZ
Publication Date: 2017
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.
Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini
Call Number: F Realistic HOSSEINI
Publication Date: 2018
A short . . . illustrated book written . . . in response to the current refugee crisis . . composed in the form of a letter, from a father to his son, on the eve of their journey.
Escape from Syria by Samya Kullab; Jackie Roche (Illustrator)
Call Number: GRAPHIC F KULLAB
Publication Date: 2017
A fictionalized account of a family fleeing war-torn Syria after their home in Aleppo is destroyed. They endure wretched refugee camps, ocean crossings, swindlers--all to find safety in the West.
Seeking Refuge by Irene Watts; Kathryn Shoemaker (Illustrator)
Call Number: GRAPHIC F WAT
Publication Date: 2017
A graphic novel account of a young Jewish girl's struggle to find peace in wartime Britain after she escapes from Nazi Germany, based on the author's own childhood experiences.
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
Call Number: F Realistic HAMID
Publication Date: 2017
In a country teetering on the brink of civil war, two young people meet--sensual, fiercely independent Nadia and gentle, restrained Saeed. They embark on a furtive love affair, thrust into premature intimacy by the unrest roiling their city.

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Recent Non-Fiction Books in MS/HS Library: War refugees

The Global Refugee Crisis by Stephanie Sammartino McPherson
Call Number: 304.8 MCP
Publication Date: 2019
This book helps readers learn more about these modern mass exoduses, what is fueling them in the 21st century, how nations are addressing the crises, how refugees contribute to and strain communities.
Boots on the Ground by Elizabeth Partridge
Call Number: 959.704 PAR
Publication Date: 2018
An exploration of the Vietnam War from many different perspectives including an American soldiers, a nurse, and a Vietnamese refugee
A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea (Young Readers' Edition) by Melissa Fleming
Call Number: 304.8 FLE
Publication Date: 2018
The story of a young Syrian refugee's attempt to reach Sweden, focusing on her ordeal in icy waters after the dilapidated fishing vessel in which she was traveling--along with 500 others--sinks
Stormy Seas by Mary Beth Leatherdale; Eleanor Shakespeare (Illustrator)
Call Number: 305.9 LEA
Publication Date: 2017
Travel from pre-World War II Europe right to present-day North Africa, and experience the harrowing real journeys of five young people who fled their homes, risking their lives on the open seas to seek refuge elsewhere.
How Dare the Sun Rise by Sandra Uwiringiyimana; Abigail Pesta
Call Number: B UWIRINGIYIMANA
Publication Date: 2017
Story of Sandra Uwiringiyimana, a girl from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who tells the tale of how she survived a massacre, immigrated to America, and overcame her trauma through art and activism.