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The earliest stories of our faith describe a wandering people.  And the Israelites are told to remember the experience of having to leave their homes and use it to inform their lives after they are settled again.  “You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you were

Title:  Circus Mirandus Author: Cassie Beasley Illustrator:  Diana Sudyka Publisher:  Dial Books Publication Date: June 2, 2015 ISBN: 978-0525428435 Audience: Ages 9 – 12 years Summary: Micah Tuttle feels like he is doing nothing but trying these days-trying to get along

Title:  Grace at Christmas Author: Mary Hoffman Illustrator: Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu Publisher: Scholastic, 2012 ISBN number: 978-0-545-50348-8 Audience:  3-5 yearsEx Summary:  Grace loves Christmas.  She is looking forward to the traditions of her small family. 

Title:  Migrant Author:  Maxine Trottier Illustrator:  Isabelle Arsenault Publisher:  Groundwood Books, 2011 ISBN:  9780888999757 Audience: 4 and up Summary: Anna’s family travels from Mexico to Canada each summer to harvest fruits and vegetables. They are from a Mennonite

Name of Book:   A Long Way from Chicago Author:   Richard Peck Illustrator:   None Publisher:   Puffin Books Audience:   Ages 9-15 Summary:   Joey and his little sister Mary Alice live in Depression-era Chicago.  But they have no contact with the gangsters who reigned over the