Independent Reading Suggested Books for Stories of Immigration
See our Teacher Tool Independent Reading (K-5) for guidance on how to use the suggested texts below.
Fiction Texts with Aligned Themes and Topics
- A Different Pond by Bao Phi (620L)
- All the Way to America: The Story of a Big Italian Family and a Little Shovel by Dan Yaccarino (830L)
- Apple Pie 4th of July by Janet S. Wong (540L)
- Carmela Full of Wishes by Matt de la Peña (630L)
- From North to South/Del Norte al Sur by René Laínez (640L)
- Going Home by Eve Bunting (560L)
- La Mariposa by Francisco Jimenez (750L)
- “Lailah's Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story” by Reem Faruqi (590L)
- Li on Angel Island by Veeda Bybee (600L)
- Lost and Found Cat: The True Story of Kunkush’s Incredible Journey by Doug Kuntz (810L)
- Mama's Nightingale by Edwidge Danticat (890L)
- Mango Moon by Diane de Anda
- Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina (560L)
- Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote by Duncan Tonatiuh (590L)
- Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family’s Journey by Margriet Ruurs
- Tea with Milk by Allen Say (630L)
- The Dress and the Girl by Camille Andros
- When Jessie Came Across the Sea by Amy Hest (470L)
Informational Texts to Build Content Knowledge
- Angel Island: Gateway to Gold Mountain by Russell Freedman
- Coming to America: A Muslim Family’s Story by Bernard Wolf
- Refugees and Migrants by Ceri Roberts
- Their Great Gift: Courage, Sacrifice, and Hope in a New Land by John Coy (610L)
- Undocumented: A Worker’s Fight by Duncan Tonatiuh
- What is a Refugee? by Elisa Gravel (680L)
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