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Finding Refuge: Real-Life Immigration Stories from Young People
Victorya Rouse
Ages: 12+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Zest Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.
ISBN: 978-1-5415-8156-2
Keywords: War, political unrest, discrimination, international situations, emigration, Spokane, Washington
Rouse's ESL students wrote these affecting stories of difficult situations around the world and their families' decisions to come to the U.S. Explanatory matter. Black-and-white photos.