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This is the real-life story of 10-year-old refugee Ali, who is forced to flee his home country of Afghanistan with his grandmother. Told in Ali's words, this story documents the feelings of alienation, separation, and suffering war can place on immigrant children and their families. This story also shares the hope Ali and his family has to overcome their ordeals.
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"People having to flee from conflict often face hardships not fully comprehensible to small children. The ordeals of refugee families undergoing such journeys are explored here in an attempt to ease the fears and emotions such turmoil can generate. In most cases, the circumstances surrounding each forced relocation are sketchy, but from the perspective of children, that might be an accurate repres
School Library Journal
"Each book offers a first-person account of a refugee child's separation from family due to hardship or war. . . .Simple storytelling makes these texts relatable to young readers."
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- SeriesSeeking Refuge