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These books can be found in the Juvenile, Teen,
and/or Adult collections of San Francisco Public Library. Please
check the online catalog for location, or ask a librarian for help.
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Go and Come Back by Joan Abelove (Peru)
An Amazonian tribeswoman, Alicia wonders at the strange habits and customs of
two American women anthropologists who arrive in her village.
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Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Nigeria)
Nigeria begins to fall under a military coup just as Kambili gets a taste of love and freedom at her aunt’s home.
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Kit’s Wilderness by David Almond (England)
When thirteen-year-old Kit goes to live with his grandfather,
he finds both the old man and his town haunted by ghosts.
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Before We Were Free by Alvarez Julia (Dominican Republic)
In the Dominican Republic, twelve-year-old Anita discovers that her family is
involved in the underground movement to end the bloody rule of a dictator.
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Thura’s Diary: My Life in Wartime Iraq by Thura Al-Windawi (Iraq)
Experience the true struggles of nineteen-year-old Thura in a war-torn Baghdad.
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Jumping off to Freedom by Anilu Bernardo (Cuba)
Courage and desperation lead fifteen-year-old David and his father
to flee repression by taking to the sea on a raft headed for Miami, Florida.
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When the Rainbow Goddess Wept by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard (Philippines)
In 1941, Yvonne flees with her family into the jungle to
join a political resistance movement.
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Candy by Kevin Brooks (England)
On the streets of London, fifteen-year-old Joe
falls for Candy, a troubled, addicted teen, and risks everything to help her.
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Colibri by Ann Cameron (Guatemala)
A fortune teller gives Rosa the courage to try to
escape the abusive man who kidnapped her at the age of four.
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The Meaning of Consuelo by Judith Ortiz Cofer (Puerto Rico)
In the suburbs of San Juan during the 1950s, Consuelo
struggles to find a place in her family and the outside world.
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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Sijie Da. Translated from the French by Ina Rilke. (China)
During the Chinese Cultural Revolution,
the lives of two city boys take an unexpected turn when they meet the
beautiful daughter of a local tailor and happen upon a forbidden stash of Western books.
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Under the Sun by Arthur Dorros (former Yugoslavia)
Ehmet, a thirteen-year-old boy from Sarajevo,
gets caught up in the ethnic conflicts of the former Yugoslavia.
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A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer (Mozambique)
On a dangerous journey from Mozambique to Zimbabwe, Nhamo
struggles to escape drowning and starvation and encounters a world of African spirits
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Stone Goddess by Minfong Ho (Cambodia)
Torn from their family after a military coup, twelve-year-old Nakri
and her older sister rely on each other to make life bearable in a prison camp.
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Asphalt Angels by Ineke Holtwijk. Translated by Wanda Boeke. (Brazil)
Abandoned on the streets of Rio de Janeiro, thirteen-year-old
Alex joins a group of children like him and tries to adapt to his new life.
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Over A Thousand Hills I Walk With You by Hanna Jansen (Rwanda)
Jeanne, the only member of her family not
murdered in the Rwandan genocide, struggles to start a new life without her
family while coping with the violent memories that haunt her.
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Crazy by Benjamin Lebert (Germany)
Written by a 16-year-old, this coming-of-age story
tells of a teen trying to fit in at a remedial boarding school.
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Chinese Cinderella: the True Story of an Unwanted Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah (China)
Wu Mei’s family considers her bad luck because her mother died
shortly after giving birth to her; can she prove them wrong?
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Looking for Alibrandi. by Melina Marchetta (Australia)
During senior year in a Catholic school in Sydney, Australia,
seventeen-year-old Josephine deals with two possible romances and a long-lost father.
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Tree Girl. by Ben Mikaelsen (Guatemala)
Traumatized by brutality against her Mayan village,
Gabriela realizes that only by facing her fears can she and
her sister hope for a better future.
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Sparrow Hawk Red by Ben Mikaelsen (Mexico)
Thirteen-year-old Ricky tries to avenge his mother's murder
by crossing over into Mexico to steal a high-tech radar plane from drug smugglers.
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Shizuko’s Daughter by Kyoko Mori (Japan)
After her mother's suicide, twelve-year-old Yuki goes to
live with her distant father and his resentful new wife and
relies on her own inner strength to cope with the tragedy.
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Zazoo. by Richard Mosher (France)
Why do the villagers seem leery of Zazoo’s gentle grandfather
a supposed war hero who brought her from Vietnam to his French
village when she was just 2 years old?
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19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East by Naomi Shihab Nye (Middle East)
This collection of poems explores the Middle East and the experiences of
being an Arab-American after the events following 9/11.
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Habibi by Naomi Shihab Nye (Palestine)
When fourteen-year-old Liyanne Abbovd and her family move
from St. Louis to Jerusalem, they are swept into the fierce tensions between
Israelis and Palestinians.
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Silent Stones by Mark O’Sullivan (Ireland)
When an ex-IRA terrorist on the run from the police
threatens their lives, two troubled teenagers are forced to
come to terms with their own and their families' pasts.
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The Crossing by Gary Paulsen (Mexico)
Fourteen-year-old Manny, a street kid fighting for survival in
Ciudad Juarez, develops a friendship with an emotionally disturbed
American soldier who decides to help him get across the border.
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Angus, Thongs and Full-frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson
by Louise Rennison (England)
Fourteen-year-old Georgia tries to reduce the size of her nose, stop her
mad cat from terrorizing the neighborhood animals, and win the love of a hunk named Robbie.
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Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (Iran)
This graphic novel tells the true story of
how Marjane came of age during the Iranian Revolution.
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The Ink-Keeper’s Appentice by Allen Say (Japan)
A fourteen-year-old boy lives on his own in Tokyo and becomes
apprenticed to a famous Japanese cartoonist..
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The Dirty War by Charles H. Slaughter (Argentina)
Fourteen-year-old Atre witnesses a terrifying government takeover in 1976.
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Shiva’s Fire by Suzanne Fisher Staples (India)
In India, a talented dancer sacrifices friends and family for her art.
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Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti by Frances Temple (Haiti)
In the hospital after surviving a beating and fire-bombing,
seventeen-year-old Djo tells the story of his life to a young
woman who has been working to fight repression in Haiti.
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The Kidnapping of Suzie Q by Martin Waddell (Ireland)
When Susie Quinn is kidnapped by robbers from a supermarket
in Northern Ireland, she must use all her cunning and courage to escape.
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Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan (India)
When thirteen-year-old Koly enters into an ill-fated arranged
marriage, she must either suffer a destiny dictated by India's
tradition or find the courage to oppose it.
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The Boy in the Burning House by Tim Wynne-Jones (Canada)
Fourteen-year-old Jim tries to solve the mystery of
his father's disappearance from their rural Canadian community.
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Boy Kills Man by Matt Whyman (Columbia)
Two thirteen-year-old boys, blood brothers and best
friends, get drawn into a dangerous, violent world on the
streets of a troubled Columbian city.
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Little Green: Growing Up During the Chinese Cultural Revolution by Chun Ya (China)
In this biography, Chun Yu describes her experiences during the reign of Chairman Mao.
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When I Was a Soldier : A Memoir by Valérie Zenatti (Israel)
The true story of one girl's experience in the Israeli
national army where strict routines, grueling marches, poor food, and
lack of sleep are the norm, but service has its rewards as well.
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