Come On In: 15 Stories About Immigration and Finding Home Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Adi Alsaid - editor (Author), Amielynn Abellera (Narrator), Jonathan Todd Ross (Narrator),

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This exceptional and powerful anthology explores the joys, heartbreaks and triumphs of immigration, with stories by critically acclaimed and best-selling YA authors who are shaped by the journeys they and their families have taken from home - and to find home.

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From some of the most exciting best-selling and up-and-coming YA authors writing today...journey from Ecuador to New York City and Argentina to Utah...from Australia to Harlem and India to New Jersey...from Fiji, America, Mexico and more.... Come On In.

With characters who face random traffic stops, TSA detention, customs anxiety, and the daunting and inspiring journey to new lands...who camp with their extended families, dance at weddings, keep diaries, teach ESL...who give up their rooms for displaced family, decide their own answer to the question “where are you from?” and so much more...Come On In illuminates 15 of the myriad facets of the immigrant experience, from authors who have been shaped by the journeys they and their families have taken from home - and to find home.

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6 hours and 57 minutes
Author

Adi Alsaid - editor
Narrator

Amielynn Abellera, see all
Audible release date

December 17, 2020
Language

English
Publisher

Recorded Books Inc.
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B08QW7R13H
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Unabridged
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Listening Length	6 hours and 57 minutes
Author	Adi Alsaid - editor
Narrator	Amielynn Abellera, Jonathan Todd Ross, Katherine Littrell, Leila Buck, Maria Liatis, Sneha Mathan
Audible.com Release Date	December 17, 2020
Publisher	Recorded Books Inc.
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B08QW7R13H
Best Sellers Rank	#193,353 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #34 in Fiction on Emigration & Immigration for Teens #52 in Anthologies & Short Stories for Teens #122 in Fiction on Self Esteem & Self Image for Teens

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Chris Fow Cohen

A fascinating collection of people's stories

Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2021

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This book introduces readers to so many different travelers, immigrants, in so many different situations. Each story was deep and true and interesting, individual but comfortably part of the collection. U am glad I purchased it, so I can re-read it often — and appreciate the people who make up a country as diverse as the USA.

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Shelli Cornelison

Important Stories

Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2020

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These stories provide an intimate look at aspects of immigrants' lives that have been stereotyped and maligned (or simply ignored) for far too long in the US. America is a country of immigrants, and the personal stories these writers share offer an opportunity for readers to understand something outside their own experiences.

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RLP

Amazing Everyday Heroic young people

Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2021

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I knew almost nothing about what it takes to be an immigrant especially if one has to leave for a better future. What amazing and brave people immigrants are , past present and future.

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This book is a gem!

Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2020

This book is a gem!! I devoured it, and can’t wait to discover more from each and every author within the pages. Come On In is a collection of short stories that revolve around the theme of immigration, written by 15 different YA authors. I picked up the book because I saw Isabel Quintero’s name, and I love everything that she has written, but I discovered so many more authors!! In this collection we read about leaving one’ s country of birth, about growing up first generation in the US, about teaching ESL, about BP checkpoints, the Muslim Ban, and being held by agents at the airport. We read about learning to love one’s family and traditions, trying to “fit in”, and about traveling to one’s new home from places like Fiji, Mexico, India, Venezuela, and Korea, among others. Each story is very different, but each story comes back to the same theme of immigration, and finding one’s home, both topics that I am extremely familiar with.

Edited by Adi Alsaid, this collection contains stories by Yamile Saied Méndez, Zoraida Córdova, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Maurene Goo, Justine Larbalestier, Sona Charaipotra, Nafiza Azad, Maria E. Andreu, Misa Sugiura, Sharon Morse, Sara Farizan, Varsha Bajaj, Lilliam Rivera, Isabel Quintero, and the editor himself.

I cried several times reading these stories. While many of us come from different countries, our experiences are often overlapping and similar. In All The Colors Of Goodbye, Nafiza Azad depicts how a family has to leave one of their children behind because he is 21 or over: I was that child who was left behind. “You see, the people who decide who gets to go say he is too old to be considered a dependent of the family, as if age determines the bond a person has with their relatives. The government of this new country we are moving to won’t let him come with us, so my parents decided that he is old enough to be left alone.”

And from The Wedding by Sara Farizan: “I wondered how many people might not find the love of their lives because they were not allowed to live in certain countries.” My partner and I would never have met each other and created our own family if we had both followed the rules imposed on us. I’m glad we didn’t, but at the same time I also wonder how this will all affect our children.

I highlighted so many more areas: phrases I related to, phrases that I want to remember, moments that are important and that we all need to remember. This really is such a rich collection of stories, and one I recommend to everyone (to those who will relate to many of the protagonists, but also to those who would benefit from learning more about what it feels like to constantly be searching for home).

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Cocoa With Books

A Story Collection With Many Perspectives

Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2021

Reading the anthology Come On In: 15 Stories About Immigration and Finding Home edited by Adi Alsaid felt like I was sitting at a huge banquet sized table at a huge dinner party listening to people tell stories all night long. It was a fantastic experience. I learned so much from the many different perspectives and experiences shared in the stories. There was laughter, pain, fear and joy throughout the 15 stories about immigration.

Amazing Flow
Even though the stories in Come On In were written by 15 different authors, it had an amazing flow from one story to another. I was introduced to authors that I will now seek out additional work by them. As a learner, I am so glad that I read this anthology.

Centering Joy, Recognizing The Full Spectrum Of Immigration Stories
This might have been why I was able to make my way through this anthology and read all of the stories so quickly. There are a lot of stories out there that only center trauma and abuse that can occur during a migration experience depending on who you are and where you are coming from. That is not to take away from an individual’s story, this anthology just honored that there is more than one type of immigration story.

This set of stories went way beyond that and focused on themes of home, family, and love. These stories occupy the full spectrum of what the immigration experience can be or feel like. There are stories from characters who were too young to remember emigrating and from characters who are actively immigrating in the story. Some stories discuss the impact of characters who are American but who are not seen as such by ignorant eyes. Some stories discuss how families deal with the impact of immigration on their lives.

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Nuha

Deeply moving collection

Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2020

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Faces with a hostile world full of TSA agents, ICE officials, and xenophobic general population, it's easy to see why the first and second generation teenagers in Adi Al Said's new collection "Come On In" feel overwhelmed. As a first generation immigrant myself, I related so closely to the narratives provided within these stories - tales of children growing up faster than they should, maturing to take care of elderly family members and community. At the same time, I can't help but be struck by the incredible strength of these fierce protagonists. My favorite was Isabel Quintero's piece. Without a guide, without much help, they were making it happen by the sheer force of their will. That, to me, is the ultimate beauty of the immigrant America - by the crook of sheer desire, all things become slowly possible. A deeply moving collection!

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Kindle-Kunde

Various interesting stories

Reviewed in Germany on October 30, 2021

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Immigration happens for centuries all over the world. These different stories take you worldwide, writing styles as well. Enjoyed reading the book

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