Come On In
15 Stories about Immigration and Finding Home
Adi Alsaid, Varsha Bajaj, Maria E. Andreu, Sharon Morse, Misa Sugiura, Nafiza Azad, Maurene Goo, Sona Charaipotra, Yamile Saied Méndez, Zoraida Córdova, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Sara Farizan, Isabel Quintero, Justine Larbalestier, Lilliam Rivera
Readers rate it 3.7 (7 on Hardcover)
268 pages · Released Oct 13, 2020 · Harlequin
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This YA anthology by prominent authors explores immigration through 15 distinct voices, centering on cultural identity, belonging, and family resilience. The stories are thoughtfully crafted to honor diverse immigrant experiences with authenticity and nuance. While some entries touch on mature themes like discrimination and displacement, the overall tone is affirming and empowering rather than graphic. Best suited for teen readers ready to engage with stories about systemic challenges and cultural complexity.
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This exceptional and powerful anthology explores the joys, heartbreaks and triumphs of immigration, with stories by critically acclaimed and bestselling YA authors who are shaped by the journeys they and their families have taken from home—and to find home. WELCOME From some of the most exciting bestselling and up-and-... This exceptional and powerful anthology explores the joys, heartbreaks and triumphs of immigration, with stories by critically acclaimed and bestselling YA authors who are shaped by the journeys they and their families have taken from home—and to find home. WELCOME From some of the most exciting bestselling and up-and-coming YA authors writing today…journey from Ecuador to New York City and Argentina to Utah…from Australia to Harlem and India to New Jersey…from Fiji, America, Mexico and more… Come On In. With characters who face random traffic stops, TSA detention, customs anxiety, and the daunting and inspiring journey to new lands…who camp with their extended families, dance at weddings, keep diaries, teach ESL…who give up their rooms for displaced family, decide their own answer to the question “where are you from?” and so much more… Come On In illuminates fifteen of the myriad facets of the immigrant experience, from authors who have been shaped by the journeys they and their families have taken from home—and to find home.
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- Young Adult Fiction
- Young Adult
- Bildungsromans
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ISBN 9781488069383 · Harlequin