Who Belongs Here? An American Story
Illustrator
Anne Sibley O'Brien
Publisher
Tilbury House Publishers
Publication Year
2018
ISBN
9780884486398
Pages
48 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Describes the new life of Nary, a Cambodian refugee, in America, as well as his encounters with prejudice. Includes some general history of U.S. immigration.
Grade Level
K-3; 3-5; 6-8
Lexile Measure
AD770L
Diversity Topics
Culture/Ethnicity; Racial Diversity; Immigrants and refugees; Multiracial; Race discrimination; immigrant family; immigrant children; immigrant parents; relocation; resettlement; emigration; asylum; evacuees; refugee camp; multiracial community; racism; prejudice; marginalized group of people; segregation
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
Asian (Cambodian)
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Kaleidoscope, A Multicultural Booklist for Grades K-8, Second Edition, 1997
Keywords
Cambodia; violence; fleeing; bullying; US Constitution; history of immigration; new school
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Knight, Margy Burns, "Who Belongs Here? An American Story" (2018). Diverse Families. 1806.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1806