Banks, Lynne Reid.  Broken Bridge.  Y FIC Banks
The murder of fourteen-year-old Glen Shelby, soon after his arrival in Israel to visit his father's family, has a dramatic effect on the lives of his relatives, the other members of their kibbutz, and the Arabs responsible for his death.

Cheng, Andrea.  Eclipse . J Fic Cheng
In Cincinnati, Ohio, in the summer of 1952, eight-year-old Peti gives up his room to his Hungarian relatives, including a twelve-year-old cousin who bullies him, and worries about his grandfather who cannot escape from behind the Iron Curtain.

Geras, Adèle. Voyage.Y FIC Geras
Relates the experiences of a group of Jewish young people in the early twentieth century as they  journey from their homes in Eastern Europe to the United States in search of a new life.

Giff, Patricia Reilly.  A House of Tailors.  J FIC Giff
When thirteen-year-old Dina emigrates from Germany to America in 1871, her only wish is to return home as soon as she can, but as the months pass and she survives a multitude of hardships living with her uncle and his young wife and baby, she finds herself thinking of Brooklyn as her home.

Glaser, Linda.  Bridge to America.  J Fic Glaser
Eight-year-old Fivel narrates the story of his family's Atlantic Ocean crossing to reunite with their father in the United States, from its desperate beginning in a shtetl in Poland in 1920 to his stirrings of identity as an American boy.

Hesse, Karen. Letters from Rifka. J PB H //  J Fic Hesse
In letters to her cousin, a young Jewish girl chronicles her family's flight from Russia in 1919 and her own experiences when she must be left in Belgium for a while when the others emigrate to America.

Lehrman, Robert. The Store That Mama Built.Y FIC Lehrman
In 1917 twelve-year-old Birdie and her siblings, the children of Jewish immigrants from Russia, help their recently widowed mother run the family store, picking up where their father left off in his struggle to succeed in America.

Levitin, Sonia, 1934. Silver Days.  J FIC Levitin
In this sequel to Journey to America, the reunited Platt family works hard at settling in to America, but the spectre of the war in Europe continues to affect their lives.

Lingard, Joan. Between Two Worlds. Y FIC Lingard
Arriving in their new homeland, Canada, after World War II, a family of Latvian refugees is beset by serious illness and financial hardship, and the three children must go out and find jobs.

Na, An.  A Step from Heaven.  Y FIC Na
A young Korean girl and her family find it difficult to learn English and adjust to life in America.

Nixon, Joan Lowery. Land of Dreams.  Y FIC Nixon
In 1902 sixteen-year-old Kristin travels with her family from Sweden to a new life in Minnesota, where she finds herself frustrated by the restrictions placed on what girls of her age are expected or allowed to do.

Nye, Naomi Shihab. Habibi. Y FIC Nye
When fourteen-year-old Liyanne Abboud, her younger brother, and her parents move from St. Louis to a new home between Jerusalem and the Palestinian village where her father was born, they face many changes and must deal with the tensions between Jews and Palestinians.

Ross, Lillian Hammer. Sarah, Also Known as Hannah.  J FIC Ross
When twelve-year-old Sarah leaves the Ukraine for America in her sister's place, she must use her sister's passport and her sister's name, Hannah.

Roth-Hano, Renée.  Safe Harbors. Y FIC Roth-Hano
Having survived the Nazi occupation of France, teenaged Renée goes to live and work in New York and, while there, begins to come to terms with her Jewish identity and her war experiences.

Sachs, Marilyn. Call Me Ruth. J FIC Sachs
The daughter of a Russian immigrant family, newly arrived in Manhattan in 1908, has conflicting feelings about her mother's increasingly radical union involvement.

Sherman, Eileen Bluestone. Independence Avenue. Y FIC Sherman
Elias, a fourteen-year-old Russian immigrant, arrives alone in Kansas City in 1907, finding new employment and friends but also receiving bad news about his family back in Russia.

Shiefman, Vicky. Goodbye to the Trees.Y FIC Shiefman
Despite the excitement and confusion of her new life in America, thirteen-year-old Fagel can't forget the family she left behind in Russia.

Tal, Eve. Double Crossing. Y FIC Tal
In 1905, as life becomes increasingly difficult for Jews in Ukraine, eleven-year-old Raizel and her father flee to America in hopes of earning money to bring the rest of the family there, but her father's health and Orthodox faith become barriers.

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