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immigrant experience

Books about immigrant experience for readers of all ages.

Cover of The Poppy Seed Cakes (Everyman's Library Children's Classics Series)

The Poppy Seed Cakes (Everyman's Library Children's Classics Series)

Margery Clark

Ages 6–10familycultural heritage

Cover of Steel drums and ice skates

Steel drums and ice skates

Dirk McLean

Ages 5–9cultural identityfamily

Cover of The madman of Piney Woods

The madman of Piney Woods

Christopher Paul Curtis

Ages 10–14friendshipprejudice

Cover of Megs & the vootball kids

Megs & the vootball kids

Neil Montagnana Wallace

Ages 8–12friendshipsoccer

Cover of Front Desk

Front Desk

Kelly Yang

Ages 9–13resilienceimmigrant experience

Cover of Peppe the Lamplighter

Peppe the Lamplighter

Elisa Bartone

Ages 5–9familywork and pride

Cover of Ashes of roses

Ashes of roses

Mary Jane Auch

Ages 12–16resilienceimmigrant experience

Cover of My Ántonia

My Ántonia

Willa Cather

Ages 14–18friendshipfrontier life