Library of Sanctuary Booklist
Library of Sanctuary Booklist
As a City, Newcastle Council is committed to doing what they can to welcome those seeking sanctuary.
City of Sanctuary UK have worked closely with Libraries to create our Library of Sanctuary.
Newcastle Libraries are part of a network of places of sanctuary celebrating cultural diversity through arts, books and many other resources and reaching out to these communities to meet their needs and interests.
We are committed to welcoming and offering help and support to refugees and asylum seekers using our services.
These books have been recommended by Newcastle City of Sanctuary.
If you would like to make any recommendations please email information@newcastle.gov.uk and we will update this booklist.
Further information is available at Newcastle Library of Sanctuary
Author |
Title |
Adult Non-Fiction |
|
| Aeham Ahmad | The pianist of Yarmouk |
| Ishmael Beah | A long way gone |
| Kate Clanchy | Antigona and me |
| Sarah Glidden | Rolling blackouts: dispatches from Turkey, Syria and Iraq |
| Damien Lewis | Slave |
| Charlotte McDonald-Gibson | Cast away |
| Vesna Maric | Bluebird |
| Yeonmi Park | In order to live |
| Ben Rawlence | City of thorns |
| Marjane Satrapi | Persepolis |
| Mike Thomson | Syria's secret library |
Adult Fiction |
|
| Leila Aboulela | Minaret |
| NoViolet Bulawayo | We need new names |
| Karen Campbell | This is where I am |
| Brian Chikwava | Harare north |
| Christopher Cleave | The other hand |
| Dave Eggers | What is the what |
| Steven Galloway | The cellist of Sarajevo |
| Camilla Gibb | Sweetness in the belly |
| Abdulrazak Gurnah | By the sea |
| Sophie Hardach | Registrar's manual for detecting forced marriages |
| Khaled Hosseini | The kite runner |
| Emma Jane Kirby | The optician of Lampedusa |
| Caryl Phillips | A distant shore |
| Warren St John | Outcasts united |
| Mohsin Hamid | Exit west |
Short Stories |
|
| Roddy Doyle | The Deportees |
| Nedim Gursel | The last tram |
| David Herd and Anna Pincus | Refugee tales I & II |
Children and Young People up to 5 Years Old |
|
| Peter Bently and Charles Fuge | A home full of friends |
| Chris Corr | Deep in the woods |
| Mem Fox & Helen Oxbury | Ten little fingers & ten little toes |
| Sarah Garland | Azzi in between |
Key Stage 1 |
|
| Michael Bond | Paddington |
| Anne Booth & Sam Usher | Refuge |
| Andy Glynne | Ali's story |
| Patricia Hegarty | Everybody's welcome |
| Mary Hoffman | The colour of home |
| Kate Milner | My name is not refugee |
| Ben Morley | The silence seeker |
| Francesca Sanna | Me and my fear |
| Francesca Sanna | The journey |
Key Stage 2 |
|
| Bernard Ashley | Nadine dreams of home |
| Yangsook Choi | Name jar |
| Frank Cottrell Boyce | The unforgotten coat |
| Anne Holm | I am David |
| Michael Morpurgo | Shadow |
| Anthony Robinson | Gervelie's journey |
| Zlata | Zlata's diary |
| Onjali Q. Rauf | The boy at the back of the class |
Key Stage 3 |
|
| Beverley Naidoo | The other side of truth |
| Ceri Roberts & Hanane Kai | Refugees and migrants (children of our world) |
| Shaun Tan | The arrival |
| Benjamin Zephaniah | Refugee boy |
Key Stage 4 and Young Adult |
|
| Bernard Ashley | Little solider |
| Sita Brahmachari | Red leaves |
| Sita Brahmachari | Tender earth |
| Jo Cotterill | Looking at the stars |
| Miriam Halahmy | Hidden |
| Elizabeth Laird | Welcome to nowhere |
| Jane Mitchell | A dangerous crossing |
| Gulwali Passerlay | The lightless sky |
| Michael Rosen & Annemarie Young | Who are refugees and migrants? what makes people leave their home? and other big questions |
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