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Carry On: Poetry by Young Immigrants
Students from the PGLO high school in Outremont, Quebec; Simon Bolerice, Ed.
Illustrator: Rogé
Ages: 14+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Owlkids
ISBN: 978-1-77147-416-0
Keywords: immigration
Newcomers from many lands express loss and pain about what they've left behind, and hopes and concerns about their new homes. Free verse. Expressively painted portraits.