This graphic novel depicts the story of a man who leaves his country, which is overshadowed by some nameless menace. The surrealistic pictures help the reader feel the protagonist's confusion as he attempts to make sense of his new home.

A grandfather shares memories with his grandson about the partition of India in 1947; a teacup was one of the few items saved.

Story of a young Somali refugee boy, his adjustment to life in the U.S., and how he deals with his sorrowful memories.

Alternating chapters tell the stories of Drita, a refugee girl from Kosovo and her difficulties adjusting to her new environment, and Maxie, an African-American girl with a sad secret of her own.

Collection of 11 short stories by people who were asylum-seekers themselves or who worked with asylum-seekers.

A beautiful story told in free verse from the perspective of a young Sudanese refugee boy, newly arrived in Minnesota. He's safe, but lonely, bewildered by the new culture confronting him, and wracked with guilt that he survived.

Presented as a scrapbook, with photos, reproductions of original documents, and original drawings, this book presents the biographies of H.A. and Margret Rey, and recounts their escape from Paris when the Germans invaded in 1940.

A story, simply told, of a girl's grandmother and the special significance of the lotus seed she carried with her when she escaped from Vietnam and made her way to a new country.

Shauzia is a tough, capable, headstrong Afghan girl living in a refugee camp in Pakistan. Sick of the conditions in the camp, she disguises herself as a boy and tries her luck on the streets of Peshawar. A testament to the resourcefulness of kids in the face of adversity.

Two children are smuggled out of Nigeria after their family becomes a target of political violence. Once in London, their troubles continue when they are abandoned. This story captures the fear and confusion experienced by unaccompanied minors when they are thrust into the asylum process, and the tension and alienation they feel when trying to adapt to a new, often unwelcoming culture.

A poignant story of a boy who fled his beloved homeland and found safety elsewhere, but never felt quite at home until his grandfather helped him understand what he was missing.

Provides definitions of refugees, internally displaced persons and economic migrants; chapters cover the history of refugees, fleeing war and natural disasters, abuses of human rights, leaving for a better life, without a homeland, and going home.