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The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriThe House on Mango Street by Sandra CisnerosInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Immigrant Experience Literature
1,009 books — 1,448 voters
Exit Unicorns by Cindy BrandnerMermaid in a Bowl of Tears by Cindy BrandnerIn the Country of Shadows by Cindy BrandnerFlights of Angels by Cindy BrandnerSpindrift by Cindy Brandner
NOVELS ABOUT THE CELTIC WORLD
64 books — 31 voters

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleTen Little Caterpillars by Bill Martin Jr.Butterfly Butterfly by Petr HoráčekA Butterfly Is Patient by Dianna Hutts AstonWaiting for Wings by Lois Ehlert
Picture Books About Butterflies
146 books — 30 voters
The Covert Buccaneer by S. Lucia Kanter St. AmourBrick Lane by Monica AliThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanSmall Island by Andrea LevyLine Breaker by Lila Marquez
Female Immigrant Experience
60 books — 26 voters

A Place at the Nayarit by Natalia MolinaBad Mexicans by Kelly Lytle HernándezThe Line Becomes a River by Francisco CantúMigra! by Kelly Lytle HernándezThe Death and Life of Aida Hernandez by Aaron Bobrow-Strain
(Im)migration and the US-Mexico Border (nonfiction)
71 books — 22 voters
Milk and honey by Rupi KaurBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesThe Hate U Give by Angie ThomasThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerSalt by Nayyirah Waheed
Books by POC Authors: List 1
132 books — 20 voters

Sophie’s Choice by William StyronThe Last Secret of The Soul by Stephen P. SmithMy Bridges of Hope by Livia Bitton-JacksonThe Aftermath by Rhidian BrookThe Story Keeper by Fred Feldman
Post-Holocaust
34 books — 19 voters
The Penguin Book of Witches by Katherine HoweThe Penguin Book of the Undead by Scott G. BruceThe Penguin Book of Ghost Stories by Michael NewtonThe Penguin Book of Mermaids by Cristina BacchilegaThe Penguin Book of English Folktales by Neil Philip
The Penguin Book of…
153 books — 19 voters

The Arrival by Shaun TanMartyr! by Kaveh AkbarExit West by Mohsin HamidMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Book Riot 2025 #5 - Immigration / Refugees
38 books — 17 voters
Milk and honey by Rupi KaurThe Feeling May Remain by Akif KichlooA Tale for the Time Being by Ruth OzekiThe Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriWhen Heaven and Earth Changed Places by Le Ly Hayslip
U.S. Dual Identity / Assimilation / Migration
26 books — 15 voters

Owl Moon by Jane YolenThe Ice-Cream Cone Coot and Other Rare Birds by Arnold LobelThe Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Selma LagerlöfKnowing the Name of a Bird by Jane YolenFollow the Swallow by Julia Donaldson
Young Ornithologists: Bird Watching, Falconry, etc. (Juvenile)
359 books — 15 voters
Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanThe Great Mental Models Volume 2 by Shane ParrishThe Great Mental Models by Shane ParrishFooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The Mindful Revolution
17 books — 7 voters

Monarchs and Milkweed by Anurag AgrawalWild Migrations by Matthew J. KauffmanThe Homing Instinct by Bernd HeinrichFour Wings and a Prayer by Sue HalpernA World on the Wing by Scott Weidensaul
Animal Migration
35 books — 7 voters
Illegal by José Ángel N.My (Underground) American Dream by Julissa ArceThe Unenviable by David G. MirichThe Weight of Shadows by José OrduñaBeautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang
Undocumented (memoirs)
11 books — 6 voters

Die Marveller by Dhonielle ClaytonDick und Dalli und die Ponys by Ursula BrunsSingende Geigen by Marie VoříškováKatitzi by Katarina TaikonIch heiße Paprika! by Dagmar Galin
vielfältige Kinder- und Jugendbücher
64 books — 6 voters
Never Home Alone by Rob DunnWeeds by Alexander C. MartinA Weed by Any Other Name by Nancy GiftThe Coming Plague by Laurie GarrettThis Is Your Brain on Parasites by Kathleen McAuliffe
Weeds, pests, invasives, and diseases
132 books — 5 voters

The Strange Death of Europe by Douglas MurrayThe War on the West by Douglas MurrayThe Decline of the West by Oswald SpenglerThe Russia Conundrum by Mikhail KhodorkovskyThe Apprentice's Sorcerer by Ishay Landa
The Decline of the West
64 books — 4 voters
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra FullerYoung by Aurélien DucoudrayPathway to the Western World by Chang GeerThe Best We Could Do by Thi BuiCatfish and Mandala by Andrew X. Pham
Transcultural biographies
21 books — 4 voters

The Mzungu Boy by Meja MwangiA Single Shard by Linda Sue ParkRickshaw Girl by Mitali PerkinsHomeless Bird by Gloria WhelanHome of the Brave by Katherine Applegate
Youth Services Recommendations: Multicultural Literature Children's Novels and Picture Books
77 books — 3 voters
Uprooted by Peter J. BoniWriting Women's Worlds by Lila Abu-LughodThe Resonance of Unseen Things by Susan LepselterSwamplife by Laura A. OgdenThe Mushroom at the End of the World by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing
MSU Cultural Anthropology
58 books — 3 voters

The Price of Thirst by Karen PiperClimate Change and Food Security in South Asia by Rattan LalMainstreaming Climate Co-Benefits in Indian Cities by Mahendra SethiMeltdown in Tibet by Michael BuckleyClimate Change in South Asia by Baniateilang Majaw
South Asia: Borders, Migrants and Climate
35 books — 2 voters
Gone Crazy in Alabama by Rita Williams-GarciaThe Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 by Christopher Paul CurtisAs Brave As You by Jason ReynoldsLike Sisters on the Homefront by Rita Williams-Garcia
Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction About Black People Who Go to Their Southern Cultural Homes
4 books — 2 voters

Gabriela, Cravo e Canela by Jorge AmadoVou sumir quando a vela se apagar by Diogo BercitoDois irmãos by Milton HatoumDinheiro na estrada by Emil FarhatA Imensidão Íntima dos Carneiros by Marcelo Maluf
Brazilian novels with Arab characters
5 books — 2 voters
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel WilkersonThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanHEIMAT by Paul MarzellThe Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina HenríquezThe Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
Most Emotional Stories of Migration and Exile
10 books — 2 voters

The Turner House by Angela FlournoyIf Sons, Then Heirs by Lorene CaryA Different Drummer by William Melvin KelleyBlood on the Forge by William AttawayColor Me Dark by Patricia C. McKissack
Fiction Books on The Great Migration by African-Americans
5 books — 1 voter
Birds by D.K. PublishingCounting Birds by Heidi E.Y. StempleHatch! by Roxie MunroHave You Heard the Nesting Bird? by Rita GrayI See a Bird! by Jan Johnson Doerfer
Great Bird Books for Families (Digital Formats)
10 books — 1 voter

Out of the Dust by Karen HesseLet the Circle Be Unbroken by Mildred D. TaylorRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. TaylorThe Gawgon and the Boy by Lloyd AlexanderMeet Kit by Valerie Tripp
Youth Services Recommendations: The Great Depression Historical Fiction
47 books — 1 voter
Catch That Chicken! by AtinukeWorld of Anna Hibiscus 8 Books Collection Box Set by Atinuke by AtinukeAfrica Amazing Africa by AtinukeThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieThe Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie
Youth Services Recommendations: Multicultural Authors
100 books — 1 voter

Does My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-FattahBefore We Were Free by Julia AlvarezColibri by Ann CameronSamir and Yonatan by Daniella CarmiThe Shepherd's Granddaughter by Anne Laurel Carter
Youth Services Recommendations: Multicultural Literature for Teens
28 books — 1 voter
Nomad Century by Gaia VinceThe Road Before Me Weeps by Nick ThorpeMap of Hope and Sorrow by Helen BenedictEveryone Who Is Gone Is Here by Jonathan BlitzerMy Fourth Time, We Drowned by Sally Hayden
Migration and Refugees
15 books — 1 voter

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