Refugee Rights Day for Adults

Canada recognizes the rights of refugees each year on April 4. A selection of fiction and non-fiction books about the experience of refugees in Canada.

Updated April 4, 2025
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Rebel : my escape from Saudi Arabia to freedom
Mohammed, Rahaf
Paper Book
A gripping memoir of bravery and sacrifice by a young woman whose escape from her abusive family and an oppressive culture in Saudi Arabia captivated the world  In early 2019, after three years of careful planning, Rahaf Mohammed finally escaped her abusive family in Saudi Arabia--but...
Sunshine nails : a novel
Nguyen, Mai
Paper Book
A Real Simple Must-Read Book of Summer 2023 "Mai Nguyen has proven herself to be a real standout." --Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author A tender, humorous, and page-turning debut about a Vietnamese Canadian family in Toronto who will do...
We measure the Earth with our bodies : a novel
Lama, Tsering Yangzom
Paper Book
International Bestseller Longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize Shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize For readers of Homegoing and The Leavers, a compelling and profound debut novel about a Tibetan family's journey through exile. ...
What strange paradise
El Akkad, Omar
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR * From the widely acclaimed, bestselling author of American War--a beautifully written, unrelentingly dramatic, and profoundly moving novel that looks at the global refugee crisis through the eyes of a child. "Told from...

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