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2) The arrival
Author
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
In this wordless graphic novel, a man leaves his homeland and sets off for a new country, where he must build a new life for himself and his family.
3) Islandborn
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Lola was just a baby when her family left the Island, so when she has to draw it for a school assignment, she asks her family, friends, and neighbors about their memories of her homeland ... and in the process, comes up with a new way of understanding her own heritage"--
Author
Physical Desc
724 pages : maps ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the early 1900s, as the oppression of Russia's imperial rule takes its toll on Finland, the three Koski siblings -- Ilmari, Matti, and the politicized young Aino -- are forced to flee to the United States. Not far from the majestic Columbia River, the siblings settle among other Finns in a logging community in southern Washington, where the first harvesting of the colossal old-growth forests begets rapid development, and radical labor movements...
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