Afghanistan

My Forbidden Face (Growing Up Under the Taliban)  ­ Latifa
ISBN 1860499619
KS3/KS4

The Breadwinner (A girl¹s life under Taliban rule) ­ Deborah Ellis
ISBN 0192752111
KS2/KS3

Parvana¹s Journey (sequel to The Breadwinner) ­ Deborah Ellis
ISBN 0192752855
KS2/KS3

Zoya¹s Story ­ Zoya with John Follain & Rita Cristofari
ISBN 0755311132
KS4


Africa

The Other Side of Truth by Beverly Naidoo
ISBN 0 14 130476 6   £4.99   Published by Puffin
A fast and vivid account of a family¹s flight from threat and murder seen through the eyes of 12 year old Sade and her 10 year old brother Femi. It traces their frightening experiences in both Nigeria and England.
KS2/KS3

A Fight to Belong ­ Alan Gibbons
ISBN 1899120815

Secrets in the Fire (Mozambique) ­ Henning Mankell
ISBN 1865081817
KS3/KS4

Playing With Fire (Mozambique)­ Henning Mankell
ISBN 1865087149
KS4

Little Soldier ­ Bernard Ashley
ISBN 1860398790
KS3/KS4

Home is a Place called Nowhere by Leon Rosselson
ISBN 0 19 271914 9 £6.99  Published by Oxford University Press
"Amina has run away from the only home she has ever known. Alone and frightened, she is determined to find her real mother." The story of a young refugee¹s  attempt to find her real story.

Refugee Boy -  Benjamin Zephaniah
ISBN 0 7475 5086 7   £5.99   Published by Bloomsbury Publishing
The story of Alem, a 14 year old refugee who has come to live in England. His mother is Eritrean and his father Ethiopian, and with both countries at war, he is welcome in neither place. A thought provoking book, useful for discussion in year 6, and for teacher background information.

The Cinnamon Tree (Landmine victim) - Aubrey Flegg
ISBN 0862786576
KS2/KS3

One Day We Had to Run by Sybella Wilkes
ISBN 0 237520 95 8   Published by Oxfam Educational

Out of the Flames (Africa & Ireland) ­ Vincent McDonnell
ISBN 0862787645
KS2/KS3

Year Of No Rain (Sudan) ­ Alice Mead
ISBN 0374372888
KS2/KS3

The Colour of Home by Mary Hoffman
ISBN 0711219915  £5.99
Published by Frances Lincoln Ltd.
The story of Hassan¹s first day at an English school, after his family flee the war in Somalia. It describes his sadness, and how the school helps him to feel welcome and settled. A beautiful picture book, suitable for ages 5 ­ - 11.

Somali Journeys
A textbook for KS2 children detailing the stories of five Somali families who have settled in the city.
£5.00 + postage. Copies can be ordered from:
Elaine Rees
Dingle Granby Toxteth EAZ
Ayrton House
Parliament Business Park
Commerce Way
Liverpool
L7 8BA


Eastern Europe and the Balkans

Zlata¹s Diary - Zlata Filipovic
ISBN 0 14 037463 9   £4.99   Published by Puffin
Real diary of a young girl trapped in Sarajevo when war broke out in 1992. For nearly 2 years she recorded how war touched her daily life and robbed her of her childhood. Very useful for Years 5 - ­ 9, particularly in comparison with Anne Franks' Diary.


Hana¹ s Suitcase - Karen Levine
ISBN 0 237 52630 1 Published by Evans
A biography of a Czech girl who died in the Holocaust, told in alternating chapters with an account of how the curator of a Japanese holocaust Centre learned about her life, after Hana's suitcase was sent to her. Moving and beautifully told.

Adem's Cross ­ - Alice Mead
ISBN 0440227356
KS3/KS4

Girl of Kosovo ­ - Alice Mead
ISBN 0374326207
KS2/KS3

No Guns for Asmir ­ - Christobel Mattingley
ISBN 0140367292
KS2/KS3

Kosovan Journeys (Big Book) ­ - Howard Davies & Jill Rutter
ISBN 0946787433
KS1/KS2

Smiling for Strangers (escaping from the former Yugoslavia) ­ - Gaye Hiçyilmaz
ISBN 185881491X
KS2/KS3

Petar¹s Song (Picture Book) ­ - Pratima Mitchell
ISBN 0711220638
KS1/KS2

Only a Matter of Time (Albanian & Serb teenagers become friends) - Stewart Ross
ISBN 0750237333
KS3/KS4


World War 2

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit ­ - Judith Kerr
ISBN 0006708013
KS2/KS3

Waiting for Anya ­ - Michael Morpurgo
ISBN 0749706341
KS2/KS3

The Silver Sword ­ - Ian Serraillier
ISBN 0140301461
KS2/KS3

Hitler's Daughter ­ - Jackie French
ISBN 0007122721
KS2/KS3

Anne Frank ­ The Diary of a Young Girl
ISBN 0141315180
KS2/KS3

A Picture Book of Anne Frank ­ - David D. Adler
ISBN 0330331922

Number the Stars ­ - Lois Lowry
ISBN 0440403278

And The Stars Were Gold ­ - Gaye Hi_yilmaz
KS2/KS3


Other

The Frozen Waterfall (From Turkey to Switzerland) ­ - Gaye Hi_yilmaz
ISBN 0571194958
KS2/KS3

Girl in Red (Roma) ­ - Gaye Hi_yilmaz
ISBN 1858814901
KS3/KS4

Bilingual Folk Tales
£ 3.00 or £3.60 each   Published by the Refugee Council
A series of colourful illustrated books, each telling a popular folk tale from a different country, matching the English translation against the tale told in its original language. Suitable for early years and primary schools. Each book carries details of the country where the folk tale originated.

Pictures from the Fire (Roma) - Gaye Hi_yilmaz
ISBN 1858818966
KS2/KS3

Reflections
A booklet of memories collected from asylum seeker and refugee families in the local area. It has some ideas for classroom use and has teacher perspectives with in it.
£2.50 + Postage.
Available from Elaine Rees
Dingle Granby Toxteth EAZ
Ayrton House
Parliament Business Park
Commerce Way
Liverpool
L7 8BA

The Road From Rome (Turkey/Armenia early 20th century) ­ - David Kherdian
ISBN 0688802052
KS3/KS4

The Whispering Cloth (Picture Book -Thailand) - Pegi Deitz Shea
ISBN 1563976234
KS1/KS2

Dia¹s Story Cloth (Picture Book ­ China to Thailand) ­ - Dia Cha
ISBN 1880000636
KS1/KS2

Lost For Words (A newcomer from Bangladesh) ­ - Elizabeth Lutzeier
ISBN 0330398202
KS2/KS3

Home Is A Place Called Nowhere ­ - Leon Rosselson
KS2/KS3

Samik and Yonatan (Israel/Palestine) ­ - Daniella Cakmi
KS2/KS3

Amina¹s Blanket ­ - Helen Dunmore
Yellow Bananas
KS1/KS2

Run (On the run from immigration & the past) ­ - Farrukh Dhondy
ISBN 0747550085
KS3/KS4

On the Run (civil war) ­ - Elizabeth Laird
Mammoth Read Series
KS2/KS3


Poetry

Too Black Too Strong ­ - Benjamin Zephaniah
ISBN 1852245549
KS3/Young Adult   

For further lists of books for children on refugees you can look up, for example, Bromley Centre for Multicultural Resources on the web, www.bromley.org/diversity , and put 'refugee' in the searchbox. you'll also find weblinks there.