"The list of 80 books includes everything from family-friendly picture books to memoirs, graphic novels and contemporary fiction, all aimed at helping readers see immigration through personal stories rather than headlines. Available now through BPL's Bklyn BookMatch program, the selection is intentionally human-driven. Instead of relying on algorithms, real-life librarians create personalized reading recommendations tailored to readers' interests, a refreshingly analog approach in today's hyper-digital world."
"Among the featured titles are Between Us and Abuela: A Family Story from the Border by Mitali Perkins, George Takei's graphic memoir They Called Us Enemy and Laila Lalami's Conditional Citizens . Younger readers can find books like by Yuyi Morales or I Dream of Popo by Livia Blackburne, while teens and adults will recognize buzzy novels like American Street by Ibi Zoboi, which follows Fabiola, a Haitian immigrant navigating life in Detroit."
Brooklyn Public Library created an 'In Celebration of Immigrants and Immigration' BookMatch list that gathers 80 titles for kids, teens and adults exploring migration, identity and belonging. The list includes picture books, memoirs, graphic novels and contemporary fiction alongside nonfiction examinations of immigration policy. Librarians provide personalized recommendations through the Bklyn BookMatch program instead of algorithms. Featured titles include Between Us and Abuela; They Called Us Enemy; Conditional Citizens; American Street; I Dream of Popo; and Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything. The collection spans decades, genres and cultures and emphasizes personal stories over headlines.
Read at Time Out New York
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]