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The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriUnaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa LahiriThe Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriCutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Immigrant Voices (fiction)
375 books — 251 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy LefteriI Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiPachinko by Min Jin Lee
52 Book Club 2023: #41 A Character Who Is A Refugee
229 books — 101 voters

Joy & Sorrow by Peter Sean DalyThe House at Pooh Corner by A.A. MilneSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Cider House Rules by John Irving
Our house in the middle of our street
353 books — 78 voters
Steele's Battalion by John D. BeattyThe Nameless Dead by Leta Serafim30 Years Behind Bars by Karen GedneyThe Damned Balkans by John FarebrotherLuck Follows the Brave by Aida Šibić
Inspirational Stories of Refugees & Outsiders
43 books — 77 voters

A Long Way Gone by Ishmael BeahWhen Heaven and Earth Changed Places by Le Ly HayslipThe Damned Balkans by John FarebrotherThe Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clemantine WamariyaCity of Thorns by Ben Rawlence
Refugee/Immigrant/Asylee Non Fiction
293 books — 72 voters
Four Feet, Two Sandals by Karen Lynn WilliamsInside Out & Back Again by Thanhhà LạiMy Name Is Sangoel by Karen Lynn WilliamsHow I Learned Geography by Uri ShulevitzStepping Stones / حَصى الطُرُقات by Margriet Ruurs
Children's Books About Refugees
227 books — 54 voters

The Daughter of Kurdland by Widad AkreyiCity of Thorns by Ben RawlenceThe Damned Balkans by John FarebrotherTell It to the World by Eliott BeharThe Story Keeper by Fred Feldman
Refugee Reading
62 books — 45 voters
Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiPink and Say by Patricia PolaccoThe Librarian of Basra by Jeanette WinterHow I Learned Geography by Uri ShulevitzThe Yellow Star by Carmen Agra Deedy
Picture Books About Times of War
225 books — 44 voters

Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhhà LạiListen, Slowly by Thanhhà LạiTangled Threads by Pegi Deitz SheaMist Bound by Daryl KhoThe Stone Goddess by Minfong Ho
Southeast Asians in YA & Middle Grade Fiction
92 books — 33 voters
Heat of Paris by Peter BreyerWhen Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith KerrThe Persians by Sanam MahloudjiWhat Lies Between Us by Nayomi MunaweeraLost My Mind Here Someplace by Arune Savage
Immigrants, Refugees, Asylees and Other Displacement
123 books — 26 voters

The Syrian Virgin by Zack LoveAnissa's Redemption by Zack LoveTrade Me by Courtney MilanThe Damned Balkans by John FarebrotherPlum Creek Bride by Lynna Banning
Romance Novels Capturing the Immigrant Experince
66 books — 22 voters
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourtThis Childhood of Mine by Laura Meer BarkleyThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsLuck Follows the Brave by Aida ŠibićGrowing Up Poor by Anna Davin
Poverty - Non-Fiction
198 books — 21 voters

My Mystical Path by Donna Shin-WardDelly Duck by Holly MarlowThe Scar by Charlotte MoundlicA Terrible Thing Happened by Margaret M. HolmesPearl's Marigolds For Grandpa by Jane Breskin Zalben
Bibliotherapy for Child Trauma
172 books — 21 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 Arrival by Shaun TanMartyr! by Kaveh AkbarExit West by Mohsin HamidMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Book Riot 2025 #5 - Immigration / Refugees
41 books — 18 voters
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp SendkerAlexander's Infinity by Lidija StankovikjThe Piano Tuner by Daniel MasonSaving Fish from Drowning by Amy TanThe Jewel Trader of Pegu by Jeffrey Hantover
Fictitious Burma
33 books — 17 voters

Curious George by H.A. ReyA Long Way Gone by Ishmael BeahLolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah ArendtIn the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner
Books by Refugees in America
48 books — 15 voters
The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick NessAll the Bright Places by Jennifer NivenAs Beautiful as It Seems by Diana HawkThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherThe Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay
RRRR - Respectful Relationships Lit
71 books — 12 voters

Luck Follows the Brave by Aida ŠibićBreaking Free by Abby SherNo Friend But the Mountains by Behrouz BoochaniThe Happiest Refugee by Anh DoGirl Underground by Morris Gleitzman
Refugee Week
70 books — 11 voters
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueRabbit-Proof Fence by Doris PilkingtonValentine Joe by Rebecca StevensSalt to the Sea by Ruta SepetysBetween Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
All wired up
34 books — 9 voters

A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue ParkHome of the Brave by Katherine ApplegateWar Child by Emmanuel JalLost Boy, Lost Girl by John Bul DauLost Boy No More by Abraham Nhial
PATHS Sudan
20 books — 6 voters
Spy... for Nobody! by Basel Saneebجاسوس من أجل لا أحد by Basel SaneebSpy... for Nobody! Sixteen Years in the Syrian Intelligence by Basel Saneebجاسوس من أجل لا أحد by Basel SaneebSpy for nobody by Basel Saneeb
Voices of Syrian Refugees
11 books — 6 voters

Being Authentic by Morhaf Al AchkarThose We Throw Away Are Diamonds by Mondiant DogonThe Carousel Carver by Perdita BuchanOpen Turns by Hendrika de VriesGreat Joys, Great Sorrows by Michael Meguid
Best Immigrant Books and Memoirs
21 books — 6 voters
Children of the River by Linda CrewHomesick by Jean FritzIn the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao LordListening for Lions by Gloria WhelanRed Sand Blue Sky by Cathy Applegate
Third Culture Kids and Multicultural Families (MG and YA appropriate)
90 books — 2 voters

Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhhà LạiGive Me Shelter by Tony BradmanLast Airlift by Marsha Forchuk SkrypuchVietnamese Americans by John F. GrabowskiSophomore Undercover by Ben Esch
PATHS Vietnam
6 books — 1 voter

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