These are all books about young people whose normal, relatable lives were ripped apart overnight due to conflict, constitutional change or violence. And all these stories show that but for a simple twist of fate, it could have been any of us and still could be.
For Ages: 8+ Years
Oranges in No Man's Land
By Elizabeth Laird
Published in 2006
For Ages: 11+ Years
Displacement (Graphic Novel)
By Kiku Hughes
Published in 2020
Here Upon the Tide (Aotearoa)
By Blair McMillan
Published in 2023
For Ages 12+ Years
The Things We Leave Behind
By Clare Furness
Published in 2024
For Ages 13+
Between Shades of Gray
By Ruta Sepetys
Published in 2011
For Ages 14+
The Door of No Return (verse novel)
By Kwame Alexander
Published in 2022
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