SOME OF US: A STORY OF CITIZENSHIP AND THE UNITED STATES written by Rajani LaRocca, illustrated by Huy Voun Lee

Rajani LaRocca’s SOME OF US: A STORY OF CITIZENSHIP AND THE UNITED STATES is a nonfiction that the author begins: “Some of us are born American. Some choose.” He floows with a personal and varied views immigrants who arrive from anyway from train to walking, what they leave behind (loved ones, important jobs) and the reasons they come–some to work or study, while others “flee war, oppression, poverty.” LaRocca has a more straight-forward tone when he explains the process of becoming a naturalized citizen. Huy Voun Lee illustrates with a patriotic palette and emphasizes the diversity of people and feelings and everyone’s right to “safety, respect, opportunity.” You can find out more about this book at the purchase link below.