Finding Home: The Journey of Immigrants and Refugees
Mar 2021 · Orca Think Book 1 · Orca Book Publishers
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Key Selling Points
- Finding Home is a critical look at the history of human migration and the realities of being an immigrant or refugee today.
- The topic is timely, with asylum seekers being detained and featuring in elections around the world.
- We are in the worst humanitarian crisis in history, with the highest number of refugees, asylum seekers, and IDPs since World War II.
- Featuring stories of immigrants and refugees from around the world, Finding Home puts a face on human migration and helps children develop empathy for people who appear different from them.
- Award-winning author Jen Sookfong Lee’s experiences growing up as the child of immigrants in a diverse neighborhood form the backbone of this book.
- This is the first book in a new middle-grade nonfiction series called Orca Think, which introduces readers to the issues making headlines in the world today with the goal of creating better citizens.
About the author
Jen Sookfong Lee was born and raised on Vancouver's East Side, and she now lives with her son in North Burnaby. Her books include The Conjoined, nominated for the International Dublin Literary Award and a finalist for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize; The Better Mother, a finalist for the City of Vancouver Book Award; The End of East; Gentlemen of the Shade and The Animals of Chinese New Year. Jen teaches at The Writer's Studio Online with Simon Fraser University, edits fiction for Wolsak & Wynn and co-hosts the literary podcast Can’t Lit.
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