'Boy Overboard'
A book about children, war, dreams, and asylum
The United Kingdom Shelters Many
The United Kingdom is known for offering asylum to children under the age of 18 who seek it. Some helpful resources for those in the UK include:
Resource for UK Children Seeking Asylum http://www.safenetwork.org.uk/help_and_advice/best_safeguarding_practice/Pages/unaccompanied-asylum-seeking-children.aspx
UK Defines Asylum Seekers and Gives Statistics for Children under 18 Who Have Requested It
Public Health England Information on Asylum Seekers
United Nations Policies and Information on the State of Refugees
United Nations Policy on Safeguarding Asylum
http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae68c958.html
United Nations: The State of the World’s Refugees
Popular Children's Books about Asylum Include:
In the Sea There are Crocodiles by Fabio Geda
My Two Blankets by Irena Kobald and Freya Blackwood
Asylum Seekers by Cath Senker
After Tomorrow by Gillian Cross
The Day My Father Became a Bush by Joke van Leewen