Books like La línea by Ann Jaramillo

A verse novel that follows a ten‑year‑old Vietnamese girl’s first year in the United States in 1975, as she navigates language, culture, bullying, and family change while yearning for home.

Carter and Sadie Kane must stop the god Set after their father’s experiment at the British Museum unleashes danger, embarking on a globe‑spanning quest that uncovers family secrets and the ancient secret society of Egyptian gods.

In Terry Pratchett’s whimsical Discworld, a shy young witch named Tiffany Aching faces an odd problem when she transforms into an anthropomorphic version of Summer, while the elusive Wintersmith searches for his destined partner.

Carter and Sadie Kane must destroy the chaos snake Apophis, but their quest is threatened by a powerful magician who might guide them to their deaths instead.

During World II, a Navajo boy named Ned Begay, after learning that his language is deemed useless in a white‑run boarding school, joins the Marines as a Code Talker, using Navajo to transmit secret messages in combat.

In "Day of Tears" Julius Lester weaves a gripping tale of a slave named Emma, who dutifully cares for her master's daughters while striving to instill compassion amid a society divided over slavery, culminating in a historic slave auction.

Charlotte faces a summer of new beginnings, but her brother's mysterious friend "Susie" reveals a haunting twist—a ghostly girl unaware of her death, and a bond that ties sisters together.

Enrique’s Journey tells the true story of a Honduran boy who survives Mexico’s perilous migrant train to reunite with his mother in the United States.

During the 2001 Afghan War, a young Afghan refugee and an American‑Muslim teacher meet in a Peshawar school, their stories intertwining as they navigate war, displacement, and hope.

In a valley of ancient legends, Halli, a bored teenager, sparks a buried blood feud with a joke gone wrong, thrusting him into an epic quest against the Trows, aided by a thief, a rival, and a fearless girl.

When Zachary Beaver Came to Town is a juvenile fiction set in the World War I era, exploring friendship, family and the challenges of living in a small Texas town.

Thirteen‑year‑old Koly in India faces an arranged marriage that turns into deception when she learns her life has been sold for dowry. The novel follows her brave journey to reclaim her future amid rigid tradition.

Reyna Grande’s middle‑grade retelling follows a Mexican‑American family as they struggle to cross borders, adopt a new life in the United States, and cope with separation and identity—all told in honest, touching prose.

Fourteen‑year‑old Davie and his friend Geordie, struggling altar boys, meet Stephen Rose, a gifted sculptor who awakens a living clay figure called Clay, setting off a supernatural adventure that blurs the line between art and reality.

Thirteen‑year‑old Cerinthe arrives at the Royal Dancing School in the kingdom of Windward, where she must choose between a career in dance and the art of healing.

Carlos Bulosan’s memoir chronicles the struggles of Filipino migrant laborers in California’s agriculture before World War II, revealing the social and economic hardships faced by these workers and their enduring resilience.

Set against the vibrant backdrop of New York City, Angie Cruz’s *Dominicana* follows a young Dominican woman’s coming‑of‑age journey and the immigrant experience, highlighting family, romance, and self‑discovery.

"Based on Josefina Borquez, a working-class woman whose difficult life spanned some of the seminal events in early-twentieth-century Mexican history, Poniatowska's Jesusa is a tough, coarse-mouthed, cantankerous character who pushes contradiction to its limits. Mystical yet practical, she faces the obstacles in her path with gritty determination. A native of Oaxaca, Jesusa loses her mother at a young age, and she lives with her father until one of his girlfriends stabs her. Moved to her godmother's house, where she serves as a maid, Jesusa is reunited with her father during the Mexican Revolution, and joins the cavalry unit in the army of General Jesus Carranza. She marries another solider, a chronic womanizer who systematically abuses and finally abandons her. After the Revolution, embittered by its failure to live up to its promises to the poor, Jesusa finds work in Mexico City, first as a domestic, then in a series of factories, and begins her long history of run-ins with the police." "Poniatowska documents a life of brutal deprivation, extraordinary hardship, and hardscrabble humor while providing a unique perspective on politics and the place of women in twentieth-century Mexico."--BOOK JACKET.

A vibrant picture book that follows an immigrant mother and her son as they navigate life in a new country, celebrating Mexican heritage, family bonds, and the joys of learning English.

After two years in a prison school, thirteen‑year‑old Sloe embarks across Siberia’s frozen tundra to care for the secret “seeds” of endangered animals left by her mother, seeking a new life for them all.

A sixteen‑year‑old in Canada investigates a mysterious death and his mother’s sudden disappearance, piecing together fragmented dreams and strange memories while navigating a dysfunctional family life.

A twelve‑year‑old slave, Ann Maria Weems, escapes from her Maryland plantation with the help of a daring white man and travels the Underground Railroad to Canada, discovering independence and love along the way.