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Title: I’m New Here Author: Anne Sibley O’Brien Illustrator: Anne Sibley O’Brien Publisher:  Charlesbridge ISBN:  9781580896122 Audience:  K-Gr. 2 Summary:  Three children from other cultures struggle and succeed in adapting to their new elementary school in America. Literary

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: Mary’s First Thanksgiving Author: Kathy-jo Wargin Illustrator: Robert Papp Publisher: ZonderKidz ISBN#:978-0-310-74075-9 Audience: Ages 4-8 Summary: Mary has just come to America from Ireland. The other children at school are excited about the approach of Thanksgiving, but

Title: All Kinds of Strong Author: Sharon Reiss Baker Illustrator: Kris Wiltse Publisher: Two Lions ISBN: 9781477847756 Audience: 6-9 years Summary: Eight-year-old Sadie Rose is small of stature, but she’s full of strength where it counts – in compassion and in intelligence. When

Title: American Born Chinese Author: Gene Luen Yang Illustrator: Color by Lark Pien Publisher: First Second ISBN: 1596431520; 240 pages Audience: Ages 12 and up Summary: American Born Chinese tells three separate stories: The Monkey King, of Chinese legend, wants to be accepted

Title:  Molly’s Pilgrim Author:  Barbara Cohen Illustrator: Daniel Mark Duffy Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers ISBN:9780688162801 Audience: Ages 5 – 9 years Summary: Molly’s life in Winter Hill school is not happy.  Her English is uncertain, her clothes are different and

Name of Book: Bread and Roses, Too Author: Katherine Paterson Publisher: Sandpiper an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 978-0-547-07651-5 Audience: Grades 4-8 Summary: A historical fiction novel that follows Jake and Rose, two children whose lives are impacted by the