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Rosalind, daughter of the deposed Duke Senior, is exiled from the court by her wicked uncle.

Describes the history, plight, types of aid provided to, and debates that surround refugees around the world, and includes a case study, facts and figures, a further reading list, and information on what readers can do to help refugees.

A history of refugees to the United States and Canada, particularly during the twentieth century, and an overview of the process refugees undergo when they arrive in North America.

Proteus loves Julia in Verona, Valentine loves Silvia in Milan. But when Proteus meets Silvia he falls for her too, and the heartbroken Julia sets out in pursuit.

John Bul Dau and his wife, Martha, describe the hardships they experienced, including violence, famine, and war, while growing up in the Sudan and explain how they escaped the region to start a new life.

The author reflects on his childhood growing up in 1960s Cuba, discussing how his family was treated for applying for an exit visa to the United States, his fears of being drafted into the Army, the conditions of his poor neighborhood, and more.

American-educated Jordanian Luma Mufleh founds a youth soccer team comprised of children from Liberia, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Balkan states, and elsewhere in the refugee settlement town of Clarkston, Georgia, bringing the children together to discover their common bonds as they adjust to life in a new homeland.

When, protected by the branches of one of the trees she loves to climb, Gabriela witnesses the destruction of her Mayan village and the murder of nearly all its inhabitants, she vows never to climb again until, after she and her traumatised sister find safety in a Mexican refugee camp, she realizes that only by climbing and facing their fears can she and her sister hope to have a future.

When his family is killed during an errant U.S. military operation in the Middle East, fifteen-year-old Jonas is sent to live with a foster family in America and struggles to adapt before revealing the heroics of a missing soldier who saved his life.

Describes the author's personal experiences in the district of Anand Nagar in Calcutta where five million people live in the streets.

Examines the physical, emotional, and social effects of the Vietnamese War on those who survived it, both the veterans and the refugees who came to America.

It is said that in war heaven and earth change places not once, but many times.

Explores genocide and persecution in East Pakistan, including the historical/cultural background of events leading up to and including the 1971 civil war which resulted in an independent Bangladesh, issues surrounding the civil war including, systematic rape, the status of freedom fighters, the issue of refugees and war crime trials.

The author relates his experiences speaking and traveling with an African refugee named Deo, who escaped genocide and earned his doctorate degree in medicine from Columbia Universtity, to Burundi, where Deo built a hospital and reflected on the many deaths in the region.

Muktar, an eleven-year-old refugee living in a Kenyan orphanage, dreams of tending camels again, as he did with his nomadic family in Somalia, and has a chance to prove himself when a traveling librarian with an injured camel arrives at his school.