There’s nothing like getting lost in a good book and these stories will keep children entertained. Happy reading!

FACING FEAR
An Immigration Story
Written by Karen Lynn Williams
Illustrated by Sara Palacios
Ages 5-9
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“Crucial in its timeliness.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Heartfelt and sympathetic.” —Publishers Weekly
“Williams and Palacios lay bare the internal and external conflicts faced by this immigrant family, prompting critical readers to ask questions about the system that puts people into circumstances like these.” —Booklist

MEXIQUE
A Refugee Story from the Spanish Civil
WarWritten by María José Ferrada
Illustrated by Ana Penyas
Ages 7-10
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“A sobering contribution to the history of Spanish-speaking people in North America, and a memorial to a little-known group of refugees.”
— Publishers Weekly
“Although the specifics of the story are clearly historical, there is a universality to them that connects these pages ot the tale of every child sent away from home for safety during times of war.” — The Horn Book Magazine

NIÑOS
Poems for the Lost Children of Chile
Written by María José Ferrada
Illustrated by María Elena Valdez
Translated by Lawrence Schimel
Ages 7 and up
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“A book to be read and remembered: a tribute to children whose lives were lost to forces not of their own creation.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Dedicated to ‘the memory that helps us defeat monsters,’ the childhoods that Ferrada imagines for these young victims of violence—childhoods in which nothing bad happens, and there’s enough time for each to do whatever they like—feel both poignant and haunting.”
— Publishers Weekly
“A heartfelt volume emphasizing innocence in the face of continuing political violence, this #OwnVoices work is a must-purchase for poetry collections serving young patrons.”
— School Library Journal (starred)