Harbor Me
Readers rate it 4.0 (14 on Hardcover)
192 pages · Released Sep 3, 2026 · Nancy Paulsen Books
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Harbor Me is a Newbery Honor book that explores themes of immigration, prejudice, and belonging through the voices of six middle-grade students brought together in a weekly chat group. The story addresses serious real-world issues like a classmate's father's deportation and police violence, but handles them with age-appropriate nuance and emotional depth. The book celebrates friendship, empathy, and standing up for others while modeling how young people can process and respond to injustice. It's an excellent choice for readers ready to engage thoughtfully with contemporary social issues.
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From the publisher
When six middle school classmates are gathered together for a weekly chat, they fear this new unfamiliar and wonder what their teacher thinks they are supposed to get out of the experience. After all, they don't imagine they have much in common. But recently one of their fathers has disappeared and this has cast a pall... When six middle school classmates are gathered together for a weekly chat, they fear this new unfamiliar and wonder what their teacher thinks they are supposed to get out of the experience. After all, they don't imagine they have much in common. But recently one of their fathers has disappeared and this has cast a pall over the class.
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- Young Adult
- Emigration and immigration
- Juvenile fiction
- Prejudice
- Racism
- Prejudices
- Children's fiction
- Friendship, fiction
- Family life, fiction
- Schools, fiction
- Hispanic americans, fiction
- African americans, fiction
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ISBN 9780399252525 · Nancy Paulsen Books