a book with a refugee main character

The 2022 Reading The Other Challenge - hosted by readingtheother

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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong

246 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

246 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced

2 AM in Little America
Ken Kalfus

256 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction dystopian literary mysterious tense medium-paced

2 AM in Little America

Ken Kalfus

256 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction dystopian literary mysterious tense medium-paced

When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed

When Stars Are Scattered
Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed with Victoria Jamieson (Illustrator), Iman Geddy (Illustrator)

264 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel memoir middle grade emotional sad slow-paced

When Stars Are Scattered

Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed with Victoria Jamieson (Illustrator), Iman Geddy (Illustrator)

264 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel memoir middle grade emotional sad slow-paced

The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector's Story by Hyeonseo Lee, David John

The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector's Story
Hyeonseo Lee, David John

304 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir emotional reflective fast-paced

The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector's Story

Hyeonseo Lee, David John

304 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir emotional reflective fast-paced

The Night Diary
Veera Hiranandani

272 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical middle grade emotional informative sad medium-paced

The Night Diary

Veera Hiranandani

272 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical middle grade emotional informative sad medium-paced

The Naked Don't Fear the Water: An Underground Journey with Afghan Refugees by Matthieu Aikins

The Naked Don't Fear the Water: An Underground Journey with Afghan Refugees
Matthieu Aikins

352 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction memoir travel adventurous emotional informative medium-paced

The Naked Don't Fear the Water: An Underground Journey with Afghan Refugees

Matthieu Aikins

352 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction memoir travel adventurous emotional informative medium-paced

Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices by S.K. Ali, Aisha Saeed

Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices
S.K. Ali, Aisha Saeed with Sara Alfageeh (Illustrator), G. Willow Wilson (Contributor), Hena Khan (Contributor), Hanna Alkaf (Contributor), Rukhsana Khan (Contributor), Randa Abdel-Fattah (Contributor), Ashley Franklin (Contributor), Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow (Contributor), Candice Montgomery (Contributor), Huda Al-Marashi (Contributor), Ayesha Mattu (Contributor), Asmaa Hussein (Contributor), N.H. Senzai (Contributor)

272 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction middle grade short stories emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices

S.K. Ali, Aisha Saeed with Sara Alfageeh (Illustrator), G. Willow Wilson (Contributor), Hena Khan (Contributor), Hanna Alkaf (Contributor), Rukhsana Khan (Contributor), Randa Abdel-Fattah (Contributor), Ashley Franklin (Contributor), Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow (Contributor), Candice Montgomery (Contributor), Huda Al-Marashi (Contributor), Ayesha Mattu (Contributor), Asmaa Hussein (Contributor), N.H. Senzai (Contributor)

272 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction middle grade short stories emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka

A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
Marina Lewycka

326 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction contemporary reflective medium-paced

A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian

Marina Lewycka

326 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction contemporary reflective medium-paced

Herkunft
Saša Stanišić

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Herkunft

Saša Stanišić

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Pachinko
Min Jin Lee

531 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee

531 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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