Children who migrate with their parents are subjected to various stresses. Reading can help them by providing a bridge between their old and their new life. This paper, given to the international seminar "Kinder ausländischer Arbeitnehmer und ihre Literatur" in Frankfurt last October, attempts a bird's eye view of the library services to the children of the minority ethnic groups in Britain.
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