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World in between : based on a true refugee story /

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, New York : Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2021Description: 375 pages : black and white illustration ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0358439876
  • 9780358439875
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Contents:
Part one : losing home - Brcko, Bosnia -- Part two : stuck in limbo - Vienna Austria -- Part three : searching for home - United States of America.
Summary: "Kenan loves drawing and playing soccer with his friends. He wants to be a famous athlete, hates it when his classmates trash his buck teeth by calling him 'Bugs Bunny,' and fights with his big brother, who's too busy and cool for him lately. Sometimes his parents drive him crazy, but he feels loved and protected--until the war ruins everything. Soon, Kenan's family is trapped in their home with little food or water, surrounded by enemies. Ten long months will pass before they finally make it out of the country alive, with help from friends and strangers. And that's only the beginning of their journey. A riveting story of a Muslim boy's exile from war-torn Bosnia to the United States, World in Between celebrates the power of community and resilience, hope and kindness"--Dust jacket.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
JF JF Chamberlin Free Public Library Juvenile Fiction J TRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34480000582902

Part one : losing home - Brcko, Bosnia -- Part two : stuck in limbo - Vienna Austria -- Part three : searching for home - United States of America.

"Kenan loves drawing and playing soccer with his friends. He wants to be a famous athlete, hates it when his classmates trash his buck teeth by calling him 'Bugs Bunny,' and fights with his big brother, who's too busy and cool for him lately. Sometimes his parents drive him crazy, but he feels loved and protected--until the war ruins everything. Soon, Kenan's family is trapped in their home with little food or water, surrounded by enemies. Ten long months will pass before they finally make it out of the country alive, with help from friends and strangers. And that's only the beginning of their journey. A riveting story of a Muslim boy's exile from war-torn Bosnia to the United States, World in Between celebrates the power of community and resilience, hope and kindness"--Dust jacket.

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