Books by Community

A Refugee’s Journey from Ukraine

Age 08 or older

Themes: Refugee Journey, Refugee: War/Conflict

Akim Aliu: Dreamer

Age 12 or older

Themes: Canadian Connection, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Discrimination: Immigration Status, Discrimination: Language Ability, Discrimination: Racial, Graphic Novel, Multiracial Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Sports, Trauma & Healing, Trauma & Healing: Physical Assault

I Hate Borsch!

Age 05 or older

Themes: Award Winner, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Engagement Tool: Video, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Straw Bag, Tin Box, Cloth Suitcase: Three Immigrant Voices

Age 08 or older

Themes: Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Family Separation: Different Immigration Status, Refugee Journey, Refugee: War/Conflict

The Lost Year: A Survival Story of the Ukrainian Famine

Age 10 or older

Themes: Allyship, Cross-Group Friendship, Engagement Tool: Video, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Refugee: Economic Crisis, Refugee: Famine, Refugee: Persecution, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend, Welcoming by Individual