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Habibi Habibi Craig Thompson,Craig Thompson Sprawling across an epic landscape of deserts, harems, and modern industrial clutter, Habibi tells the tale of Dodola and Zam, refugee child slaves bound to each other by chance, by circumstance, and… OL16484573W
PAISIBLE GARONNE PAISIBLE GARONNE J. L. F. LAMBERT Paisible Garonne [se] différencie par une réelle touche émotionnelle. [J]’ai été captivé par les battements de cœur d’une femme. […] Ce livre est une leçon de vie et […] je le considère comme un trés… OL17078086W
Exit West Exit West Mohsin Hamid "In a country teetering on the brink of civil war, two young people meet-- sensual, fiercely independent Nadia and gentle, restrained Saeed. They embark on a furtive love affair, and are soon cloist… OL17635446W
Frontier justice Frontier justice Andy Lamey Frontier Justice is a gripping exploration of the world-wide refugee crisis. Andy Lamey presents the story behind the radical increase in the global number of asylum-seekers, set within the historica… OL18186448W
Le meilleur ami du monde Le meilleur ami du monde Laurent Chabin Zana est venue s'installer au Canada avec sa mère pour fuir son pays en guerre. Elle ne parle pas bien la langue d'ici et les autres enfants la narguent souvent. Son seul ami s'appelle Dritan. Lui se… OL24158725W
La rebelle La rebelle Thierry Crifo Coumba, 19 ans, d'origine sénégalaise, vit seule avec Assata, sa fille de 2 ans, dans un F1 de la cité Gagarine, à Trappes. Elève brillante en deuxième année de biologie, elle partage son temps entre… OL24277576W
Trenfugiados Trenfugiados José Campanari After Juan, the youngest, comments about bringing food to school to donate to refugees, a group of cousins who are staying with their grandmother talk about what they know--or think they know--about … OL27958647W
Seven Syrians Seven Syrians Diego Cupolo Seven Syrian refugees tell their stories of survival during the Syrian Conflict. OL28169533W
Fragile delivery Fragile delivery Phillip R. Wise "Fragile Delivery: The Operation Babylift Crash is about the horrible C-5A Galaxy Crash as it was attempting to airlift orphans out of Vietnam on April 4,1975. It is the story of the life of survivin… OL28597900W
Trafic Trafic Norah McClintock Robyn est convaincue que Nick est enfin revenu dans le droit chemin, lui qui partage désormais son temps entre ses études et un petit boulot dans un établissement de restauration rapide. C'est donc a… OL28770407W
If you were me If you were me Sam Hepburn Not long after Aliya's family escapes Afghanistan for Britain, her brother is accused of a bomb attack. Aliya is sure of his innocence, but when plumber's son Dan finds a gun in their bathroom, what'… OL28946050W
The cross of Bethlehem The cross of Bethlehem Ro'i Tov "The Cross of Bethlehem is a memoir of a Christian Israeli military officer caught in the crosshairs between a country that demands total obedience, even if that means firing on rock-throwing women a… OL28957904W
No return home No return home Victor Moss Victor Moss' novel, No return home, is a Soviet WWII love story, based on the true events from the lives of his parents. His father, Vladimir, a young medical doctor mobilized into the Red Army at th… OL28964050W
Snip Snip Doc Macomber The snagged female corpse wasn't the only life washed ashore that year. Hurricane Katrina had inflicted merciless destruction across the South and air force special investigator, Jack Vu, finds himse… OL29256607W
Une sorcière dans la classe Une sorcière dans la classe Paule Brière Une nouvelle vient d'arriver dans la classe de Manu : elle s'appelle Priska et vient d'un pays que personne ne connaît. Elle y a vécu des choses difficiles. Manu aimerait bien la connaître davantage … OL29268323W
Stealing the light Stealing the light Lisa Hofmann The age of magic is over, and the hunt for the Unnaturals is on. Two young people with the Curse grow up amid the chaos of a changing world. Catherine learns to survive on theft and manipulation. Whe… OL29269890W
Hanna's Diary, 1938-1941 Hanna's Diary, 1938-1941 Hanna Spencer "Hanna Fischl, a Czech of Jewish descent, was twenty-four when Hitler's shadow loomed over Europe in 1938. No longer able to associate openly with her lover, a Christian, she began writing a diary at… OL5291955W