Somali/Somali American

I’m New Here
Age 06 or older
Themes: Allyship, Bilingual Character, Cross-Group Friendship, Engagement Tool: Arts, Engagement Tool: Discussion, Engagement Tool: I'm Your Neighbor Books Created, Engagement Tool: Video, Welcoming by Individual, Welcoming Library Selection
Kiki and Jacques: A Refugee Story
Age 08 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Death of Family or Friend
Let’s Go Swimming on Doomsday
Age 12 or older
Themes: Child Soldiers, Family Relationship: Siblings, Loss of Childhood
My Friend Jamal
Age 05 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Educator Resource, Generation: 1st, Religious Background: Muslim
One Goal: A Coach, a Team, and the Game That Brought a Divided Town Together
Age 15 or older
Themes: Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Racial, Refugee: War/Conflict, Welcoming by School
Out of Nowhere
Age 12 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Racial, Refugee: War/Conflict
Sadiq and the Desert Star
Age 06 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Multiracial Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim
Someone New
Age 06 or older
Themes: Allyship, Cross-Group Friendship, Engagement Tool: Arts, Engagement Tool: Discussion, Engagement Tool: I'm Your Neighbor Books Created, Welcoming by Individual
Something About America
Age 12 or older
Themes: Community Action, Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Racial, Discrimination: Religious, Engagement Tool: Discussion, Engagement Tool: I'm Your Neighbor Books Created, Engagement Tool: Video, Family Relationship: Parents, Refugee: War/Conflict, Welcoming by Community
When I Get Older: The Story Behind “Wavin’ Flag”
Age 6 and older
Themes: Engagement Tool: Video, Refugee: War/Conflict, The Arts
When Stars Are Scattered
Age 09 or older
Themes: Award Winner, Discrimination: Abilities, Education & Literacy, Engagement Tool: Video, Family Relationship: Siblings, Family Separation: On Journey, Immigrant: Education, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee Camp, Refugee: War/Conflict, Religious Background: Muslim