7th Grade Reading Circle Books: The American Dream, Immigration and Home

In this action-packed story, three kids from three time periods on three journeys of survival fight for their lives, and ultimately, their stories converge in the end.

A twelve-year-old Indian immigrant in New York City and a Kentucky coal miner’s son become penpals, and eventually best friends, through a series of revealing letters exploring such topics as environmental activism, immigration, and racism.

The inspiring and critically acclaimed all-American story of faith, family, hard work, and perseverance by Olympic fencer, activist, and one of Time Magazine’s "100 Most Influential People," Ibtihaj Muhammad.

Escaping from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in the summer of 2001, eleven-year-old Fadi and his family immigrate to San Francisco Bay Area, where Fadi schemes to return to the Pakistani refugee camp where his little sister was accidentally left behind.