The following information provides tips for addressing rapidly unfolding current events in Syria, as well as background information for teachers and students on the civil war that has driven Syrians from their country.

By: Tracy Kidder

Tracy Kidder gives us the story of one man’s inspiring American journey and of the ordinary people who helped him, providing brilliant testament to the power of second chances. Deo arrives in the United States from Burundi in search of a new life.

By: Miriam Halahmy

For fourteen-year-old Alix, life on Hayling Island off the coast of England seems insulated from problems such as war, terrorism and refugees. But then, one day at the beach, Alix and her friend Samir pull a drowning man out of the incoming tide.

Title of "The Lines We Cross"
By: Randa Abdel-Fattah

Michael, a teenager in Australia, likes to hang out with his friends and play with the latest graphic design software. His parents drag him to rallies held by their anti-immigrant group, which rails against the tide of refugees flooding the country.

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