Current Literature about Refugees
- 25 Essential Books About Refugee Experiences and MigrationFrom devastating stories of lives lived in exile to tales of hope-filled new starts. Here, we share stories – including both fiction and non-fiction – of people who have been forced to flee their homes due to conflict, persecution, extreme hunger or climate change, or have moved from one country to another in search of opportunity. With narratives that span continents and generations, and insights both hard and hopeful, each book gives a unique perspective, offering empathy and solace to those with shared experiences, and the opportunity to refocus and increase understanding for those without. Here are our reading suggestions of books about refugees and migration.
A Selection of Books Available at PVCC
A Long Way Gone : Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Call Number: DT516.828.B43 A3 2007 (PVCC+)ISBN: 9780374105235Publication Date: 2007
Home Truths: An Anthology of Refugee and Migrant Writing by Call Number: PS508.I45 H66 2015 (PVCC)ISBN: 9780992591625Publication Date: 2015
Martyr! by Call Number: Leisure Reading ; Akbar, Kaveh General (PVCC)ISBN: 9780593537619Publication Date: 2024-01-23
Reflections of a Khmer Soul by Call Number: E184 .K45 P55 2007 (PVCC)ISBN: 9781587368615Publication Date: 2007
Survival in the Killing Fields by Call Number: DS554.83 .N46 A3 2010 (PVCC)ISBN: 9780786713158Publication Date: 2010
They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan by Call Number: DT157.63 .D46 2005 (PVCC+)ISBN: 9781586482695Publication Date: 2005
The Translator: A Memoir by Call Number: DT159.6.D27 H38 2009 (PVCC+)ISBN: 9780812979176Publication Date: 2009
What Strange Paradise by Call Number: Leisure Reading ; EL AKKAD, OMAR GENERAL (PVCC)ISBN: 9780525657903Publication Date: 2021-07-20
Getting Books from Other Maricopa Community College Campuses — Place Hold
If you locate a book at another Maricopa Community College campus, you can physically go there and check it out with your Student ID. Or, when you're looking at the book record online, you can simply click on Place Hold, enter your MEID and Password, and the book will be sent to PVCC! This is free and generally takes 3-5 business days. You can return the book to PV and we'll ship it back for you!
If you locate a book at another Maricopa Community College campus, you can physically go there and check it out with your Student ID. Or, when you're looking at the book record online, you can simply click on Place Hold, enter your MEID and Password, and the book will be sent to PVCC! This is free and generally takes 3-5 business days. You can return the book to PV and we'll ship it back for you!
A Selection of Books Available from other Maricopa Community Colleges — Request books to be sent to PVCC from the other campuses — Place Hold
A Beginner's Guide to America: For the Immigrant and the Curious by Call Number: E184.I5 H35 2004 (PCC)ISBN: 9780525656067Publication Date: 2021-03-16
Bend, Not Break: A Life in Two Worlds by Call Number: E184.C5 F84 2012 (GCC, SCC)ISBN: 9781591845522Publication Date: 2012
Infidel by Call Number: DJ292.H57 A3 2007 (GCC,GWC,MCC)ISBN: 9780743289689Publication Date: 2007-02-06
In Order to Live : A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Call Number: DS935.7773.P37 A3 2016 (GWCC,MCC)ISBN: 9780143109747Publication Date: 2016
Keeping Hope Alive : One Woman: 90,000 Lives Changed by Call Number: CT2208 .H39 A3 2013 (GCC, GWC)ISBN: 9781455503766Publication Date: 2013
The Lightless Sky: A Twelve-Year-Old Refugee's Harrowing Escape from Afghanistan and His Extraordinary Journey Across Half the World by Call Number: HV640.5.A28 P37 2016 (CGC, GCC)ISBN: 9780062443878Publication Date: 2016
Nujeen: One Girl's Incredible Journey from War-Torn Syria in a Wheelchair by Call Number: HV640.5.S97 M87 2016 (CGC, GCC, GWCC)ISBN: 9780062567734Publication Date: 2016
- Refugees and BiographySearch for more books in the Library Catalog by and about the refugee experience