Yellow House Stories

Yusef, now called Joe, his American wife, Brita, and their two boys are just starting to make friends in their new neighborhood. War in Syria has driven Joe from his home. His family is looking forward to a quiet life on Summer Street when a call from across the world changes everything. Soon, Joe's nephew Rashid, who lost his own father in the conflict, comes to live with them. Although he had a rough time escaping the civil war, Rashid is a hopeful young man with an easy smile and lots of energy. Unfortunately, where Rashid goes, trouble often follows. The Yellow House Stories follow daily life on Summer Street, an American neighborhood where cultures meet, challenges emerge, and people learn how to live together.

Yusef, now called Joe, his American wife, Brita, and their two boys are just starting to make friends in their new neighborhood. War in Syria has driven Joe from his home. His family is looking forward to a quiet life on Summer Street when a call from across the world changes everything. Soon, Joe's nephew Rashid, who lost his own father in the conflict, comes to live with them. Although he had a rough time escaping the civil war, Rashid is a hopeful young man with an easy smile and lots of energy. Unfortunately, where Rashid goes, trouble often follows. The Yellow House Stories follow daily life on Summer Street, an American neighborhood where cultures meet, challenges emerge, and people learn how to live together.

Fall brings more changes to the yellow house as Joe and Brita open their home to a new relative. Rashid's mother, Mona, lost her husband in the Syrian civil war, but her dreams for their son keep her going. She arrives in America with not much more than hope. As for creating her own new life? Well, that is not something Mona wants to look at just yet. But this beautiful, sad woman does not go unnoticed! The Yellow House Stories follow daily life on Summer Street, an American neighborhood where cultures meet, challenges emerge, and people learn how to live together.

Fall brings more changes to the yellow house as Joe and Brita open their home to a new relative. Rashid's mother, Mona, lost her husband in the Syrian civil war, but her dreams for their son keep her going. She arrives in America with not much more than hope. As for creating her own new life? Well, that is not something Mona wants to look at just yet. But this beautiful, sad woman does not go unnoticed! The Yellow House Stories follow daily life on Summer Street, an American neighborhood where cultures meet, challenges emerge, and people learn how to live together.