World in Between: Based on a True Refugee Story

Dream On, Amber

Yoon and the Christmas Mitten

Pride

Right as Rain

Finding Langston

Saving Sky

The Crossing

The Breadwinner

One day, Parvana's father is arrested by the Taliban -- the extreme religious faction that controls Afghanistan -- and the family is left without anyone to earn money and shop for food. Forbidden to work as a girl, Parvana must transform herself into a boy to save her family.The Breadwinner is the award-winning first book in The Breadwinner Trilogy. It is a novel about loyalty, survival, families and friendship under extraordinary circumstances. A map, glossary and author's note provide young readers with background and context.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

World in Between: Based on a True Refugee Story

Kenan Trebincevic, Susan Shapiro, 2021

Dream On, Amber

Emma Shevah, 2014

Yoon and the Christmas Mitten

Helen Recorvits, Gabi Swiatkowska, 2006

Pride

Lucy Daniels, 2003

Right as Rain

Lindsey Stoddard, 2019

Finding Langston

Lesa Cline-Ransome, 2018

Saving Sky

Diane Stanley, 2010

The Crossing

Gary Paulsen, 1987