
New in Paperback
I’m Your Neighbor Books is delighted to announce that Katherine Marsh’s acclaimed Syrian refugee novel Nowhere Boy (MacKids) is now available in paperback. Many educators and community groups have been eager to use the book in community-wide, school-wide, and full classroom reads to create conversations on immigration and allyship. The release of this award-winning paperback makes all of these conversations possible!
“This well-crafted and suspenseful novel touches on the topics of refugees and immigrant integration, terrorism, Islam, Islamophobia, and the Syrian war with sensitivity and grace.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
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“A hopeful story about recovery, empathy, and the bravery of young people.” —Booklist
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“A resistance novel for our time.” —The New York Times
Reader and Educator Guide
I’m Your Neighbor Books and DiversifiED Consulting created an extensive guide to exploring the novel in any setting with readers ages 10 or older. View & Download the Free Guide
“If a global crisis is a collection of thousands of personal stories, what do we all gain from knowing those stories and one another?” —Guiding Question in Reader and Educator Guide
Paperback Book Giveaway Winners
The following US immigrant service organizations, educators, librarians, and community groups won a single copy of the novel thanks to a generous donation by MacKids.
Abington public school | Sharon | Massachusetts |
Anderson-Lee Library | Silver Creek | New York |
Ann T. Lynch ES | Las Vegas | Nevada |
Anthony ISD | Anthony | Texas |
Astor County Library | Astor | Florida |
Bangor School Department | Bangor | Maine |
BOUND BROOK HIGH SCHOOL | BOUND BROOK | New Jersey |
Brighton Schools | Fairport | New York |
Buffalo and Erie County Public Library | Buffalo | New York |
Burlington High School Library | Burlington | Vermont |
Butte-Silver Bow Public Library | Butte | Montana |
Charlotte Public Library | Charlotte | Texas |
Chestnut Ridge Middle School | Newburgh | New York |
Collingswood Public Schools | Cherry Hill | New Jersey |
Cypress Falls High School | Houston | Texas |
Deerfield Public Library | Deerfield | Illinois |
East Baton Rouge Parish Library | Baton Rouge | Louisiana |
Edu intern | Dahlonega | Georgia |
Educator | Cape Elizabeth | Maine |
Educator | Pittsford | New York |
Educator | Fountain Valley | California |
ELA Educator | Sacramento | California |
Erie County Department of Health | Erie | Pennsylvania |
F.D. Raub Middle School | Allentown | Pennsylvania |
Falmouth Elementary School | Falmouth | Maine |
Forestbrook Middle School | Myrtle Beach | South Carolina |
Graceville Public Library | Graceville | Minnesota |
Henderson Inclusion School | Dorchester | Massachusetts |
Holland Middle | Saugatuck | Michigan |
John F Kennedy Middle School | Natick | Massachusetts |
Kansas City International Academy | Kansas City | Missouri |
McKinley Elementary | Tulsa | Oklahoma |
MSAD 17 – Oxford Elementary School | Norway | Maine |
Portland Public Schools | Portland | Maine |
PS 174Q | Flushing | New York |
Roosevelt Elementary | Mesa | Arizona |
Saccarappa Elementary School | Westbrook | Maine |
San Dieguito Academy High School | Encinitas | California |
Stewart Manor School | West Hempstead | New York |
Sunset Hill Elementary School | LAWRENCE | Kansas |
Tarbut V’Torah Community Day School | Irvine | California |
Thomas Jefferson Middle School | Spotswood | New Jersey |
Torrington Public Schools | Torrington | Connecticut |
Tri-Valley School Library | Healy | Alaska |
Trinity ISD | Trinity | Texas |
Twelve Corners Middle School | Rochester | New York |
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA | Alpharetta | Georgia |
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA | Cleveland | Georgia |
West Fargo Public Schools | West Fargo | North Dakota |
Williamsville East High School | East Amherst | New York |
Should I win- please donate my copy to a needy school or library.
Thanks Richard!