Ideas & Impact

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.