A sensitive, heartwarming story!

The Arrival is a true picture book detailing the multi-layered experiences of an immigrant through sepia-toned pictures. Several are reminiscent of an Atlantic crossing and Ellis Island, while other images convey the frustrating daily experiences of an unknown language and search for a job and place to live. Some of the more intriguing drawings are of fantastical animals and peoples giving the “ ...

A beautiful and lushly illustrated story of family, remembrance, and resiliency told entirely in dialogue between a grandfather and he is granddaughter. Unforgettable!

This acclaimed memoir tells the unforgettable story of a young boy's journey from a refugee camp in Sudan to Chicago, where his family survived on welfare. Mawi followed his father's advice to "treat people . . . as though they were angels sent from heaven," and realized his dream of a full-tuition scholarship to Harvard University.