Finding Refuge: Real-Life Immigration Stories from Young People

Essays on the refugee and immigration experience from young adults who have lived it

Publisher: Zest Books (Tm)
Published: 09/07/2021
Pages: 264
Weight: 0.7lbs
Size: 8.19h x 5.51w x 0.79d
ISBN: 9781541581609
Age: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6
Point Value: 10
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 515843 / Finding Refuge: Real-Life Immigration Stories from Young People


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2021
School Library Journal 10/02/2021 pg. 1

About the Author
Rouse, Victorya: - Victorya Rouse was born in Red Wing, Minnesota. She began her teaching career as Peace Corps Volunteer in Eswatini, Africa. Living and traveling in southern Africa she realized that access to education was the key to self-determination. This inspired her to become an English as a Second Language teacher. Currently, she teaches English to high school aged refugees and immigrants in Spokane, Washington and is an adjunct professor for Whitworth University in Spokane, teaching courses on Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students. The stories of her students inspired her to write her first published book, Finding Refuge: Real-Life Immigration Stories from Young People.

Victorya also serves on the board of directors for Refugee Connections of Spokane, an organization that serves refugee and immigrant communities and advocates for refugee and immigrant rights. She lives in Cheney, Washington with her husband of 35+ years.