I would use this for intermediate. This book is about a mom being taken to immigration prison and her daughter and husband being left at home just reading letters that the mom writes. I would use this book to show how sad and harsh our immigration sysyetm works and to bring awreness to this injustice.

This book is good for a primary age group. It tells the story of a young girl working for her mother, imprisoned for illegal immigration, to come home. I would have this in my classroom, and maybe even read it aloud to teach students about immigration and some of the difficulty and pain that can accompany it.

This picture book highlights the problem with our justice system and immigration. This young girls mother gets separated from her family when they are immigrating to the United States. The girls mother is thrown in jail due to her having the wrong papers. The daughter ends up writing a letter the the judge that gets posted in the newspaper. This book would be a good read aloud for older students who can discuss the injustice that happens to people of color. ( )

Reading level: 6-8 years old
National Book Award

A serious, yet hopeful story about the sadness of a little girl, Saya, whose Haitian mother has been sent away to a prison for undocumented immigrants. With the help of her father and a newspaper reporter, Saya learns about the power of words and stories. The book echoes the author's own experiences.