Crossing the Farak River
Crossing the Farak River By Michelle Aung Thin Published by Annick Press, Limited ISBN: 9781773213965 Age Range: 11+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “Myanmar is a country in crisis, and 14-year-old Hasina’s life is forever changed the day the helicopters arrive.” —School Library Journal Description For Hasina and her younger brother Araf, the constant threat of Sit Tat, the Myanmar Army, is a way of life in Rakhine province—just uttering the name is enough to send chills down their spines. As Rohingyas, they know that when they hear the wop wop wop...
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Amina: Through My Eyes By J. L. Powers Published by Allen & Unwin Pty. Age Range: 11+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “…a solid counterexample to Islamophobia and negative notions about Somalis.” —Kirkus Reviews Description Amina lives on the edges of Mogadishu. Her family’s house has been damaged in Somalia’s long civil war, but they continue to live there, reluctant to leave their home. Amina’s world is shattered when government forces come to arrest her father because his art has been officially censored, deemed too...
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Journey of Dreams By Marge Pellegrino Published by Frances Lincoln Children’s Books “This novel will captivate both Latin American survivors of civil war and their peers. Outstanding.” –Kirkus Reviews “the plot’s twists and turns…exemplify the lives of ordinary people caught up in horrific times and circumstances.” –Children’s Literature Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N Description For the peaceful highlanders of Guatemala, life has become a nightmare. Helicopters slash like machetes through the once-quiet air. Soldiers...
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