Books That Teach Kids About Immigration
27 Books to Help Kids Understand the Immigrant Experience

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Our friends at Common Sense Media rounded up a list of books to help teach your kiddos of all ages about this important topic.
Captivating stories of the immigrant and refugee experience can help kids understand what people go through when they move to a new country and start new lives. These novels and memoirs can help build empathy among readers, and kids from immigrant families can see reflections of their own struggles and triumphs. You can also check out our list of books about racism and social justice.
1 Esperanza Rising (10+)

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2 Angel Island: Gateway to Gold Mountain (9+)

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3 This Is Me: A Story of Who We Are and Where We Came From

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4 Shooting Kabul (10+)

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5 Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings (12+)

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6 It Ain't So Awful, Falafel (10+)

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7 A Faraway Island (9+)

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8 Return to Sender (10+)

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9 The Red Pencil (11+)

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10 A Long Walk to Water (11+)

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11 Theodore Boone: The Fugitive (10+)

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12 The Weight of Water (10+)

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13 Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina (12+)

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14 Ruby Lu Series (7+)

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15 Jumping Off to Freedom (11+)

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16 Like No Other (12+)

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17 Ambassador (9+)

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18 The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts (15+)

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19 The Maldonado Miracle (12+)

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20 The Joy Luck Club ($14+)

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21 A Crack in the Sea (10+)

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22 Something in Between (13+)

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23 The Sun Is Also a Star ($14+)

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24 The Arrival (9+)

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25 Inside Out and Back Again (10+)

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26 The Girl in the Torch (9+)

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27 Mamá the Alien/Mamá la Extraterrestre (4+)

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