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Never My Father's Daughter by Bamini SelladuraiThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniNever My Father's Daughter by Bamini SelladuraiThe Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Immigrant Experience Literature
1,108 books — 1,834 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
65 books — 32 voters

The Covert Buccaneer by S. Lucia Kanter St. AmourThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanBrick Lane by Monica AliSmall Island by Andrea LevyLine Breaker by Lila Marquez
Female Immigrant Experience
61 books — 30 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 — 29 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 — 24 voters
The Penguin Book of Witches by Katherine HoweThe Penguin Book of the Undead by Scott G. BruceThe Penguin Book of Mermaids by Cristina BacchilegaThe Penguin Book of Ghost Stories by Michael NewtonThe Penguin Book of First World War Poetry by Matthew George Walter
The Penguin Book of…
154 books — 23 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
38 books — 20 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

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
42 books — 19 voters
Owl Moon by Jane YolenThe Ice-Cream Cone Coot and Other Rare Birds by Arnold LobelBear Has a Story to Tell by Philip C. SteadThe Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Selma LagerlöfKnowing the Name of a Bird by Jane Yolen
Young Ornithologists: Bird Watching, Falconry, etc. (Juvenile)
360 books — 18 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
De la Captivité à liberté by Léonce JatcheDe la captivite a la liberte by Léonce JatcheIllegal by José Ángel N.LE BÂTON DU VOYAGEUR FATIGUÉ by Léonce JatcheLE BÂTON DU VOYAGEUR FATIGUÉ by Léonce Jatche
Undocumented (memoirs)
17 books — 14 voters

The End of Terror by Bruce HowittThe Devil Walks at Midnight by Joe Edd MorrisMigrant Crisis by John SteelWho will kill the precedent? by Robbie JeffsNuclear Coup by Marlo Melamed
Best Political Thrillers About Power, Government & Hidden Agendas
14 books — 14 voters
Yarden Life by Erin EarthNever Home Alone by Rob DunnWeeds by Alexander Campbell MartinA Weed by Any Other Name by Nancy GiftThe Coming Plague by Laurie Garrett
Weeds, pests, invasives, and diseases
136 books — 13 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
41 books — 9 voters
The End of Terror by Bruce HowittMigrant Crisis by John SteelO'Leary's Choice by Renny W Hodgskin
Political Thrillers About Power, Migration & Government Secrets
3 books — 9 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
Das gefährliche erste Jahr by Dhonielle ClaytonDick und Dalli und die Ponys by Ursula BrunsSingende Geigen by Marie VoříškováKatitzi by Katarina TaikonThe Living God and Our Living Psyche by Ann Belford Ulanov
vielfältige Kinder- und Jugendbücher
65 books — 7 voters

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra FullerYoung by Aurélien DucoudrayPathway to the Western World by Chang GeerDe la Captivité à liberté by Léonce JatcheThe Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
Transcultural biographies
22 books — 5 voters
The Strange Death of Europe by Douglas MurrayThe Demon in Democracy by Ryszard LegutkoThe War on the West by Douglas MurrayThe Decline of the West by Oswald SpenglerThe Russia Conundrum by Mikhail Khodorkovsky
The Decline of the West
65 books — 4 voters

Catch That Chicken! by AtinukeAfrica Amazing Africa by AtinukeThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieRez Dogs by Joseph BruchacThe First Strawberries by Joseph Bruchac
Youth Services Recommendations: Multicultural Authors
101 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

The Land of Open Graves by Jason De LeónWriting Women's Worlds by Lila Abu-LughodUprooted by Peter J. BoniThe Resonance of Unseen Things by Susan LepselterSwamplife by Laura A. Ogden
MSU Cultural Anthropology
58 books — 3 voters
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel WilkersonThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanHEIMAT by Paul MarzellLove’s Eternal Madness by Geri HemerThe Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henríquez
Most Emotional Stories of Migration and Exile
11 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
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

Nomad Century by Gaia VinceThe Moral Economy of Welfare and Migration by Lydia MorrisThe Road Before Me Weeps by Nick ThorpeMap of Hope and Sorrow by Helen BenedictEveryone Who Is Gone Is Here by Jonathan Blitzer
Migration and Refugees
16 books — 2 voters
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
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

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