Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Orange Houses The Orange Houses Paul Griffin Meet Tamika Sykes - Mik to her friends (if she had any). She's hearing impaired and way too smart for her West Bronx high school. She copes by reading lips and selling homework answers, and looks for… OL12375447W
Abela Abela Berlie Doherty Roman de société Abela vit en Tanzanie. Ses parents et sa petite sœur viennent de mourir du sida. Abela n'a plus que sa grand-mère « Bibi ». Son oncle, Thomas qui veut obtenir des papiers pour vivre… OL14963058W
Crossing the wire Crossing the wire Will Hobbs The book is about a 15 year old boy who tries to cross the border from Mexico to the states.It tells about his hardships getting there and his interactions,I recommend this book.I had to read it for … OL15835578W
Desert Angel Desert Angel Charlie Price In the California desert, fourteen-year-old Angel is on the run from the man who abused her, killed her mother, and intends to kill her too. OL16460771W
Star in the forest Star in the forest Laura Resau After eleven-year-old Zitlally's father is deported to Mexico, she takes refuge in her trailer park's forest of rusted car parts, where she befriends a spunky neighbor and finds a stray dog that she … OL16683049W
The stranger at the window The stranger at the window Vivien Alcock At first eleven-year-old Leslie doesn't like the three older Harwood children who live next-door to her aunt in London, but she comes to see them differently when she is drawn into their efforts to h… OL17783984W
Ambassador Ambassador William Alexander Appointed Earth's ambassador to the universe, twelve-year-old Gabe Fuentes faces two sets of "alien" problems when he discovers his parents are illegal aliens and face deportation and the Earth is in… OL17825448W
Canned and crushed Canned and crushed Bibi Belford When his father, who is in the United States illegally, becomes injured and unemployed, eleven-year-old Sandro is determined to help his parents raise money for his little sister's heart surgery by c… OL17876240W
Bridge Bridge Patrick Jones Eighteen-year-old Jose serves as the bridge between his non-English speaking family and the rest of the world, and because his parents are illegal immigrants and extended family lives with them, mone… OL17893355W
Americanized Americanized Sara Saedi "At thirteen, bright-eyed, straight-A student Sara Saedi uncovered a terrible family secret: she was breaking the law simply by living in the United States. Only two years old when her parents fled I… OL19731617W
All you get is me All you get is me Yvonne Prinz Almost sixteen-year-old city-transplant Aurora must adapt to life on an organic farm as she navigates an eventful summer when she falls in love, discovers that her mother has left for good, and watch… OL19948046W
Heat Heat Mike Lupica **Michael Arroyo has a pitching arm that throws serious heat. But his firepower is nothing compared to the heat Michael faces in his day-to-day life. Newly orphaned after his father led the family's … OL2727948W
Grab hands and run Grab hands and run Frances Temple After his father disappears, twelve-year-old Felipe, his mother, and his younger sister set out on a difficult and dangerous journey, trying to make their way from their home in El Salvador to Canada. OL2950206W
Journey of the Sparrows Journey of the Sparrows Fran Leeper Buss Maria and her brother and sister, Salvadoran refugees, are smuggled into the United States in crates and try to eke out a living in Chicago with the help of a sympathetic family. OL4081528W