Come on in
15 Stories About Immigration and Finding Home
Inkyard Press · Print & ebook · November 2, 2021
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.
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- Who it’s for
- Fifteen stories explore immigration through the joys, heartbreaks, and small negotiations of finding home.
- Themes
- Immigration, Finding home, Family displacement
- Genres
- Immigration for Teens, YA Short Stories, Diverse YA Fiction
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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.
Many Ways Home
Fifteen stories explore immigration through the joys, heartbreaks, and small negotiations of finding home.
Come here for
- A range of journeys across borders and into questions of belonging
- Everyday details alongside larger questions of home
Expect
- Fifteen perspectives from YA authors shaped by migration
- Stories spanning family life, customs anxiety, weddings, and more
Where it sits
| YA Short Stories | 94% |
|---|---|
| Immigration for Teens | 79% |
| Diverse YA Fiction | 78% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Coming of Age
- Diverse YA Fiction
- Multigenerational YA Stories
- YA Short Stories
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- Immigration for Teens
- Friendship for Teens
- New Experiences for Teens
- Prejudice & Racism for Teens
- Authors
- Adi Alsaid
- Publisher
- Inkyard Press
- Published
- November 2, 2021
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Immigration · Finding home · Family displacement
- Reading lane
- Coming of Age