immigration

Children’s Books for Back to School: Yenebi’s Drive to School by Sendy Santamaria

Aug 7, 2023

A child that lives on both sides of the US/Mexico border shares her story of crossing the border just to get to school.

Jul 6, 2023

Raymond hopes it'll be irie when he and his family move to Queens, NY from Jamaica.

Mar 24, 2023

A daughter loves to hear her dad share stories of his childhood visits to Palestine. Even though they can't return in person, they can through his stories.

Jun 30, 2022

Rosa's Song will remind kids to share a bit of kindness with others even if it only lasts for a summer.

Aug 15, 2021

A roundup of books I've read for my own enjoyment over the last month with mini book reviews.

May 29, 2020

A new student finds refuge in looking at the sky and stars and finds a friend that she can share her immigration story with.

Mar 26, 2020

Read about the lives of remarkable individuals who came to America and did amazing things.

Dec 10, 2018

THE WATER DIVINER AND OTHER STORIES By: Ruvanee Pietersz Vilhauer Published: October 15, 2018 Publisher: University of Iowa Press Fiction/Short Stories I was thrilled to have the opportunity to read another book published by the University of Iowa Press. I love sharing good things happening in our state and even though this author…

Jan 20, 2015

THE SAME SKY: A Novel By: Amanda Eyre Ward Published: January 20, 2015 Publisher: Ballantine Books Fiction Best-Selling author, Jodi Picoult has said, “This is the timeliest book you will read this year…This one’s going to haunt me for a long time.” I would have to agree with her. No matter what your political views…

Jan 15, 2015

A SISTER TO HONOR: A Novel By: Lucy Ferriss Published: January 6, 2015 Publisher: Berkley Trade Fiction/Women’s Fiction Afia and her brother Shahid have come to America from Pakistan. Shahid came first to play squash in college. He then convinced his family in Pakistan that sending his sister to complete her studies and become a…