Books About Displacement · 15 titles considered

The Best Displacement Books for Kids

By the Bookroo Editors

Looking for excellent children's books about displacement? This collection brings together Bookroo's highest-rated and most useful picks in one place.

Start with our editorial favorites, then browse recommendations organized by reading stage to find the right book for your reader.

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Wildoak
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Stolen Girl
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Chapter Book · Ages 14–18 · 2004

How I Live Now

By Meg Rosoff

A girl and her cousins navigate a war-torn world, forging bonds amidst chaos and isolation.

194 pages· 44,264 words· Est. 4 hour read
3.6/5 Goodreads · 47,458 ratings
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2021

Samira Surfs

A refugee girl finds hope and courage in a surf club.

416 pages· 31,980 words· Est. 4.5 hour read
6.3/7 Bookroo experts·3.8/5 Goodreads · 468 ratings
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Chapter Book · Ages 10–14 · 2018

Nowhere Boy

A Syrian refugee and an American boy forge an unlikely friendship in Brussels, defying the odds together.

368 pages· 76,534 words· Est. 8.5 hour read
4.3/5 Goodreads · 6,914 ratings
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2022

Wildoak

A girl and a snow leopard face danger in a mystical forest.

336 pages· 55,658 words· Est. 7.5 hour read
4.3/5 Goodreads · 3,003 ratings
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Picture Book · Ages 6–10 · 2017

My Beautiful Birds

A boy's journey from war-torn Syria to healing, guided by unexpected feathered friends.

32 pages· 781 words· Est. 7 min read-aloud
4.3/5 Goodreads · 584 ratings
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Chapter Book · Ages 13–17 · 2020

They Went Left

In post-war chaos, a girl searches for her lost brother, uncovering secrets that could heal or destroy her.

400 pages· 84,331 words· Est. 8 hour read
4.2/5 Goodreads · 20,326 ratings
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Chapter Book · Ages 10–12 · 2010

Una Larga Travesía Hasta El Agua

Two children in Sudan face perilous journeys for survival and hope.

144 pages· 19,749 words· Est. 2 hour read
4.3/5 Goodreads · 107,590 ratings
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2023

Global

Two children battle climate change's impact on their homes and wildlife.

144 pages· 8,439 words· Est. 1.5 hour read
4.1/5 Goodreads · 1,491 ratings
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2010

Stolen Girl

A girl unravels her past, questioning if she was raised by Nazis.

208 pages· 39,133 words· Est. 5.5 hour read
4.1/5 Goodreads · 5,474 ratings
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Chapter Book · Ages 10–14 · 2019

Under the Broken Sky

A girl fights to reunite with her sister after war tears their family apart.

304 pages· 26,691 words· Est. 3 hour read
4.1/5 Goodreads · 805 ratings
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Displacement Chapter Books & Middle Grade

Longer stories about displacement for developing and independent readers.

Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms

Ages 8–12 · 2011

A girl faces fierce schoolgirls after leaving her African home for an English boarding school.

Mud City

Ages 10–14 · 2003

A refugee girl risks everything on the streets to chase her dream of freedom.

Wild Poppies
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Wild Poppies

Ages 10–14 · 2023

A family displaced by war struggles to survive while a brother's desperate actions to protect them lead to an irreversible separation.

Journey to Topaz (50th Anniversary Edition)

Ages 8–13 · 1971

A young girl faces injustice and loss in a WWII internment camp.

Refugee (Graphic Novel)

Ages 9–12 · 2025

Three children flee danger across decades, seeking refuge and uncovering unexpected connections.

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