Illegal

A powerfully moving, award-winning graphic novel that explores the current plight of undocumented immigrants from New York Times bestselling author Eoin Colfer and the team behind the Artemis Fowl graphic novels. How can a human being be illegal for simply existing?

Ebo is alone. His brother, Kwame, has disappeared, and Ebo knows it can only be to attempt the hazardous journey to Europe, and a better life--the same journey their sister set out on months ago. But Ebo refuses to be left behind in Ghana. He sets out after Kwame and joins him on the quest to reach Europe. Ebo's epic journey takes him across the Sahara Desert to the dangerous streets of Tripoli, and finally out to the merciless sea. But with every step he holds on to his hope for a new life, and a reunion with his family.

An achingly poignant tale for learning about immigration and current global issues. This book is fiction, but it is based on a very real and terrible journey. There are young people who have lived this, and it is a story those young people want us to know about.

2019 Excellence in Graphic Literature Award Winner
A New York Public Library Best Book of 2018
A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2018
An Amazon Best Book of 2018
A Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Graphic Novel of 2018
An American Library Association Notable Book for 2019
2019 YALSA Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens
2019 CBC Notable Social Studies Book
A Junior Library Guild Selection

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Sourcebooks Young Readers
Published: 08/07/2018
ISBN: 9781492662143
Pages: 144
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 10.20h x 6.90w x 0.80d

Review Citations: BookPage 08/01/2018
School Library Journal 05/01/2018 pg. 104
Publishers Weekly 04/30/2018
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2018 pg. 93
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2018 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2018
Foreword 06/19/2018
Booklist 07/01/2018 pg. 40
Shelf Awareness 08/10/2018
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2018 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2019 pg. 87
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 195538 / Illegal
Reading Level: 2.5 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 1