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A Fight To Belong: A True Story
Alan Gibbons £4.99
An envelope drops through the letterbox of the Okolo family's house in Manchester, that
will turn their lives upside down. It's from the government, telling them they are going to be deported back to Nigeria.
Through the eyes of 5-year-old Anwuli, this book tells the story of the family's
4-year campaign to stay in England - with schoolfriends, teachers & parents joining in to help.
'"I got this picture in my head of a man in a room somewhere deciding that we
didn't belong here," Anwuli says. [We] aren't just names on a piece of paper.
We're children who've lived nearly all of our lives here, and don't kow anywhere else."'
Save The Children (1999) ISBN 1899120815
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One Day We Had To Run! : Refugee children tell their stories in words and paintings
Sybella Wilkes £8.99
This book tells the stories of three children who were forced to become refugees. The children's stories and paintings are set against background information about Somalia, Sudan and Ethiopia, which helps to explain why refugees have been forced to flee from these countries. The roles of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Save the Children are outlined, and ideas for using this book in the school classroom are also included.
Evans Brothers in association with UNHCR and Save the Children (1994, republished 2000) ISBN 0237520958
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The Other Side Of Truth
Beverley Naidoo £4.99
A tragedy - and a terrible loss for Sade and her younger brother, Femi, children of an outspoken Nigerian journalist.
Now terror is all around them and they must flee their country. At once. And alone.
Plans for their journey have to be hastily arranged. Everything must be done in secret. But one Sade and Femi reach England, they will be safe - won't they? Highly recommended!
Puffin (2000) ISBN 0141304766
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Girl in Red
Gaye Hicyilmaz £4.99
A Boy, a girl and an obsession…
And there she is, the girl in a long red skirt, with her pale plaits swinging below her waist.
She speaks no English. Frankie only knows that she is a gypsy from Roumania. And he can't keep his eyes off her.
It is a terrible shock when his neighbours on the estate react violently against Emilia's people. Worse, it is his own mother who is leading the protest. And at that point, as Frankie realizes the extent of his own family's prejudices, his life begins to change.
(A novel for teenagers)
Dolphin Paperbacks (2000) ISBN 1858814901
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My Name Came Up: Kosovo - war, exile and return
Various, foreword by Nick Hardwick, Chief Executive, the Refugee Council £7.99
When war erupted in Kosovo, over one million people were forced to flee their homes or face atrocities, which killed untold thousands. Those that left were to be scattered to the four corners of the world. Some of them came to the UK. This is their story, in their own words, through interviews and poetry. Those that worked with the evacuees in charities and in the media add their perspectives along with a powerful collection of black and white photos by leading photographers.
Refugee Council (2000) ISBN 0946787387
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Little Soldier
Bernard Ashley £4.99
When Kaninda survives a brutal attack on his village in East Africa he joins the rebel army, where he's trained to carry weapons, and use them.
But aid workers take him to London where he fetches up in a comprehensive school. Clan and tribal conflicts are everywhere, and on the streets it's estate versus estate, urban tribe against urban tribe.
All Kaninda wants is to get back to his own war and take revenge on his enemies. But together with Laura Rose, the daughter of his new family, he is drawn into a dangerous local conflict that is spiralling out of control.
(A novel for teenagers)
Orchard books (1999) ISBN 1860398790
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Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Series Editor: Craig Donnellan £6.45
This is the fifth volume in the Issues series. The aim of the series is to offer up to date information about important issues in our world.
Refugees and Asylum Seekers looks at what is being done by governments, relief agencies and international bodies to alleviate the suffering of refugees and asylum seekers. It offers a useful starting point for those who need convenient access to information about the many issues involved.
Independence, Educational Publishers Cambridge (1999) ISBN 186168102X
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Refugees: A Resource Book for Primary Schools
Jill Rutter £5.00
This resource book aims to explore themes such as human rights, justice, identity and how we treat newcomers.
Children will gain a greater understanding of the plight of refugees and their needs in a new society, and to see that they themselves are linked to other nations through migration.
It shows that refugees are ordinary people like themselves, but with extraordinary recent experiences.
The pack will help children act to support refugees, locally, nationally and internationally.
The Refugee Council (1998) ISBN 0946787778
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Why do they have to fight? Refugee children's stories from Bosnia, Kurdistan, Somalia and Sri Lanka
Compiled by Jill Rutter and Mano Candappa £5.00
Most of the testimonies used in this book were collected during a research project about refugee children.
Recommended for teachers, the issues behind asylum and refugees are brought to life by these children's stories and testimonies.
The Refuge Council (1998) ISBN 0946787182
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From Far Away
Robert Munsch £3.99
This story grew out of a series of letters that Saoussan (age 7) wrote to the Author. She came to North America from Beirut when she was five years old.
It is a beautiful story of the little girl's move from her war torn home to America.
Annick Press Ltd (1995) ISBN 155037396X
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Lost for Words
Elizabeth Lutzeier £4.99
'Aysha Begum - No Language'. That's what Aysha's registration form says. No one knows that she was the cleverest, most popular girl back home in Bangladesh. At her new British school she has no way of making herself understood, and no friends to help her.
The rice paddies and the warm sunshine of Bangladesh seem very far away, but Aysha is determined to hold on to her dreams. Desperate to succeed in a strange new city, Aysha faces a frightening and life-changing challenge…
Macmillan (1993) ISBN 0330398202
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The Silver Path
Christine Harris, Helen Ong £8.99
'When night comes, the moon builds a silver path over the sea, going all the way from where I am to where you are, Penny' writes Niko to his penfriend. But why should Niko want to leave the big seaside hotel where he is staying with his mother? And why does he look back in his mind to the terrible day when he had to leave his carefree village life behind him? In a moving tale, entirely relevant to today's troubled world, Niko's plight is gradually revealed.
Magi Publications (1993) ISBN 1854302574
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Kiss the Dust
Elizabeth Laird £4.99
Tara is an ordinary teenager. Although her country is caught up in a war, the fighting seems far away. It hasn't really touched her. Until now.
The secret police are closing in. Tare and her family must flee to the mountains with only the few things they can carry.
But the journey is only just beginning.
Will anywhere feel like home again?
Egmont (1991) ISBN 0749749326
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