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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Fifteen-year-old Jonas, the only survivor of his family after the U.S. bombs his Middle Eastern country, relocates to America where he tells a counselor about Christopher Henderson, an American soldier who disappeared after saving him.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of safe haven. Based on the life of Salva Dut, who, after emigrating to America in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in Sudan.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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After their home in Syria is bombed, Tareq, his father, and his younger sister seek refuge, first with extended family in Raqqa, a stronghold for the militant group, Daesh, and then abroad.
Tareq lives with his big and loving family... until the bombs strike. The city is in ruins, and in the wake of destruction, he's threatened by Daesh fighters and witnesses a public beheading. Tareq's family knows that to continue to stay alive, they must leave....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Separated from his family and forced to leave his home in East Africa, Deo is sent to a refugee camp in Tanzania, where he endures bullying until a coach organizes a soccer team that helps the boys at the camp find friendship.
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