Rwandan/Rwandan American
A Season for Building Houses
Age 12 or older
Themes: Coming of Age, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Family Relationship: Parents, Format: Anthology, Genre: Poetry, Identity: Multilingual, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee Journey, Refugee: Unspecified, Refugee: War/Conflict, Setting: Refugee Camp
Rugeshi Hill, Where Humanity was Buried
Age 14 or older
Themes: Coming of Age, Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Human Rights Violation: Genocide, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee: War/Conflict, Setting: Home Country, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend
The Girl Who Smiled Beads
Age 14 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Discrimination: Cultural, Engagement Tool: Discussion, Family Relationship: Siblings, Format: Audiobook, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee Journey, Refugee: Persecution, Refugee: Undocumented, Refugee: War/Conflict