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Fictional stories we have in our school library about migrants - families, children, and teenagers who choose to leave their country to seek a better life elsewhere.

8554462 72413. Illegal. Americanah. New York’s Inaugural “One Book, One New York” Pick Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction One of The New York Times‘s Ten Best Books of the Year One of the Best Books of the Year NPR • Chicago Tribune • The Washington Post • The Seattle Times • Entertainment Weekly • Newsday • Goodreads.

Americanah

The Sun Is Also a Star. ★ ”An exhilarating, hopeful novel exploring identity, family, the love of science and the science of love, dark matter and interconnectedness–is about seeing and being seen and the possibility of love… and it shines.”

The Sun Is Also a Star

—Shelf Awareness, starred review ★ “Moving and suspenseful.” Hate is Such a Strong Word. The Arrival. We Come Apart. YA stars Sarah Crossan and Brian Conaghan join forces to break readers' hearts in this contemporary story of star-cross'd lovers.

We Come Apart

Jess would never have looked twice at Nicu if her friends hadn't left her in the lurch. Nicu is all big eyes and ill-fitting clothes, eager as a puppy, even when they're picking up litter in the park for community service. He's so not her type. Appearances matter to Jess. She's got a lot to hide. Nicu thinks Jess is beautiful. As Nicu and Jess get closer, their secrets come to the surface like bruises. Cloudwish. "A wonderful, heartwarming coming-of-age story" ReadingsFor Van Uoc Phan, fantasies fell into two categories: nourishing, or pointless.

Cloudwish

Daydreaming about Billy Gardiner, for example? Pointless. It always left her feeling sick, as though she'd eaten too much sugar. Van Uoc doesn't believe in fairies, zombies, vampires, Father Christmas - or magic wishes. She believes in keeping a low profile: real life will start when school finishes. Wishes were not a thing.They were not.Correction.Wishes were a thing.Wishes that came true were sometimes a thing.Wishes that came true because of magic were not a thing! Were they? Awards Short-listed for Inky Awards 2016. Long-listed for Children's Book Council List of Notables 2016 2016. Winner for Indie Awards Young Adult 2016 2016. Author Information Fiona Wood has been writing television scripts for more than ten years.

Level Up. From Gene Luen Yang, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and author of American Born Chinese, comes a magical realist coming-of-age tale, by turns whimsical and deadly serious.

Level Up

Nothing is what it seems when life collides with video games. Dennis Ouyang has always struggled in the shadow of his parents’ expectations: Stay focused in high school, do well in college, go to medical school, and become a gastroenterologist. But between his father’s death, his academic burnout, and his deep (and distracting) love of video games, Dennis can’t endure. He’s kicked out of college. The Weight of Water. “Poignant, powerful, just perfect” – Cathy Cassidy “Succinct, with a gentle lyricism, the poems are telling about immigration, prejudice, self-delusion, families and first love, on the way to a life-changing conclusion” – Sunday Times - Book of the Week “This poetic novel is sheer perfection - for adults as well as for teenagers.

The Weight of Water

Being in Kasienka's head, the reader gains a new understanding of how alienation feels. I loved it” – Irish Examiner. Does My Head Look Big in This? The slide opened and I heard a gentle, kind voice: What is your confession, my child?

Does My Head Look Big in This?

I was stuffed. The Priest would declare me a heretic; my parents would call me a traitor... The Priest asked me again: What is your confession, my child? The Inheritance of Loss. Rebecca and the Queen of Nations. "It's 1874 and when ten-year-old Rebecca Kelly is sent to the dreary Derry workhouse she decides that this is not the life for her.

Rebecca and the Queen of Nations

So she runs away and steals a horse to ride to Belfast. Rebecca is determined that she will join her brother, Felix, who is a sailor on the Queen of... read full description below. Sorry, title is now out of print. Quick Reference ... view full title details below. Full details for this title Description of this Book It's 1874 and when ten-year-old Rebecca Kelly is sent to the dreary Derry workhouse she decides that this is not the life for her. . ^ top Awards, Reviews & Star Ratings There are no reviews for this title. Author's Bio Deborah Burnside is from Hawke's Bay and operates an award-winning waste and recycling company, and in her spare time writes books.