Usually I'm not a fan of short story collections and this was no exception. Out of all the stories I loved maybe 2 and the rest were okay.

Anthologies are always so hard to rate. Every single reader will like some stories more than others, and those stories can vary depending on the reader. I loved that this anthology really makes the reader think and feel what it must be like to move to a country other than the one you were born in (or your parents were born in). I think every story can help build empathy for the plight of all immigrants. I do wish I had a firmer grasp on what was fiction, what was nonfiction, and what was fiction...

woah woah woah slow down matethis was top tier extreme interestingthe story about the kashmiri girl hit home too hard 🤠

overall rating: 5/5tw: racism, xenophobia, economic struggle"The immigrant story is not one story. It is a collection" My father came to the U.S as a student in the late 90's. It was difficult to be a bearded 30 year old Muslim man, especially at the height of 9/11. Him and the rest of my family have felt the struggle and confusion of being immigrants in a country of immigrants that doesn't really accept immigrants, and to leave all our family behind. But my parents also escaped the restrictive...

I recommend this book as an audiobook, as the voices of the diverse readers is music to one's ears. This was more enjoyable and impactful than the other short story collections I've read in the past few years and made me realize that I don't dislike this type of book (which was what I decided after like the 4th fail). The story in which a typical high-achieving student gets detained at the airport on her class trip to participate in Model UN because of the Muslim ban and other such Trump-imposed...

CategoriesYoung Adult Coming of Age, Young Adult Social Themes

Thank you to the publisher for a copy of this book via netgalley!Love the concept of this book! Short yet powerful short stories written by known writers. Each story with a strong message. Nothing is a real as reading a story of injustice as seen by the eyes of a child or young adult. nothing is as powerful in identifying society’s flaws.

Find this review and more on my blog Sometimes Leelynn Reads Disclaimer: I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you to Hear Our Voices Book Tours, Netgalley, and Inkyard Press for this free copy. All quotes in this review are taken from the Advanced Reader Copy and may change in final publication.Usually I review an anthology as a whole, and my rating is an average of how I felt about all the stories together, but for this one I...

Originally published on The Nerd Daily | Review by Nathalie DeFelice I’ve stopped and started this review six times now. I thought part of it was writer’s block, but it’s not. How do I even begin to talk about these incredible immigration stories I just read? The amount of power behind the words on the pages and the feelings that they evoke just make you want to hold this book close to your chest. It has found a special place on my shelves. These are stories that are bittersweet, sad, happy, afr...

"Come On In’, a collection of stories based on the collective human experience of immigration, focusses on every aspect of it- pain, stress, grief and loss of one’s identity. These stories strike a chord because of the themes they represent. While parents make most of the decisions when it comes to immigration (legal or not), it is the children who have to adjust the most, leaving behind the land and the language they were born into. Likewise, kids born to immigrant parents fail to find their id...

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Come On In is a collection of fifteen short stories focused on immigration by a diverse group of authors best known for their young adult and middle grade novels. Each story includes at least one character who is a teen or approaching that age. Editor Adi Alsaid includes stories from around the globe highlighting both the commonalities of the immigration experience and the uniqueness of each individual’s circumstances. Some stories focus on leaving behind not just places but family, familiarity,...

You know a book is going to be good when you start SOBBING while reading chapter one. 😅 And that was me reading Come On In: 15 Stories About Immigration and Finding Hope, a powerful anthology that explores all the struggle, grief and success of immigrant stories. I was just a couple pages in, reading the first story, when I started sobbing uncontrollably. And that was NOT the only time I cried. I ended up bawling my eyes out in SEVEN different occasions (and tearing up a lot more). So to say I t...

Firstly, understand that I had a great time reading that stories and loved them so much!! Before talking more, I must tell you that I've never moved to a different country and hence, I cannot be the right judge for that stories. However, they all touched my heart in different ways - especially the stories The Trip by @sonesone2 and First Words by Varsha Bajaj. Being an Indian, I could very well relate to these characters a lot, and I enjoyed reading them so much! The tension, the anxiousness, th...

I'm participating in the pre-publication blog tour for this book, so I'm very grateful to ...Hear Our Voices BT for giving me the chance to be part of this movement and also for allowing me to talk about a book with such important content as this one.This is a very powerful book that shows you some stories told by authors from around the world who have experienced themselves or their families through immigration due to different factors and they reflect it in each of these fictional stories. I r...

An interesting anthology.Not being an immigrant, I have no idea what it is like to move from one country to the next. I have moved from one province to another, but nothing more than that.These stories really touched me.You learn to see the world through someone elses eyes.Most of it is beautiful, but we all know there is some that is not as pleasant.Each story is different, with different experiences, and I love that.You learn about the person, their story, and their heritage. You also learn ho...

Average rating: 3.41. All the Colors of Goodbye by Nafiza Azad 3/52. The Wedding by Sara Farizan 4/53. Where I’m From by Misa Sigiura 5/54. Salvation and the Sea by Lilliam Rivera 5/55. Volviendome by Alaya Dawn Johnson 1/56. The Trip by Sona Charaipotra 4/57. The Curandera and the Alchemist by Maria E. Andreu 3/58. A Bigger Tent by Maurene Goo 4/59. First Words by Varsha Bajaj 4/510. Family/Everything by Yamile Saied Mendez 4/511. When I Was White by Justine Larbalestier 1/512. From Golden Stat...

3 starsLike many other anthologies that I have read in my lifetime, I just thought this one was … fine?? There were a couple of stories that stood out to me, for either how bad they were or how good they were, but on the whole, most of the stories in this collection were very,,, meh to me. I will say, though, the inclusion of a story about a white Irish immigrant being manipulated by a Black guy being included in this collection that largely features stories by authors of color felt very,,, irks...

I'm always looking for relevant and recent short stories to bring into my classroom, so when I saw this pop up on NetGalley, I requested it immediately. Each piece in this collection features a YA protagonist dealing with the immigrant experience. These stories range from characters coming to America and leaving their countries behind, dealing with racial profiling or racial discrimination as immigrant in America, reconciling the cultural expectations with their own cultural identity, and strugg...

#ComeOnIn is without question one of the best anthologies I have read in a long time. It is educational and informative while also being engaging and full of emotion. Young adults will recognize some of their favorite authors in this book as well as some they may not yet be familiar with. Each story comes with a brief author bio, so young adults can read more by the authors. This book is one teachers should consider purchasing for their classes as well as school libraries. Thank you to #NetGalle...