Kurdish/Kurdish American
Finding Kurdistan: A Kurdish Iranian American’s Journey Home
Age 16 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee: Persecution, Refugee: War/Conflict, Setting: Home Country
Kiss the Dust
Age 09 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Racial, Refugee Journey, Refugee: Persecution, Refugee: War/Conflict, Setting: Home Country
Lailah’s Lunchbox
Age 06 or older
Themes: Celebrations: Ramadan & Eid, Religious Background: Muslim, Welcoming by Individual
Navid’s Story
Age 05 or older
Themes: Family Separation: On Journey, Refugee Journey, Refugee: Persecution
No Safe Place
Age 12 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Human Rights Violation: Trafficking, Migrant Smuggling, Refugee: Undocumented, Refugee: War/Conflict, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend
The Bicycle: How an Act of Kindness Changed a Young Refugee’s Life
Age 04 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Discrimination: Immigration Status, Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Separation: On Journey, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee Journey, Refugee: Persecution, Refugee: War/Conflict, Welcoming by Individual
The Elephant in the Room
Age 10 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Separation: On Journey, Format: Audiobook, Generation: 2nd, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee: Asylee
Trial by Fire: A Riley Donovan Mystery
Age 12 or older
Themes: Allyship, Coming of Age, Cross-Group Friendship, Discrimination: Immigration Status, Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Parents, Genre: Mystery, Trauma & Healing