An Odyssey Honor audiobook and National Book Award Finalist, this remarkable graphic novel—adapted for audio—is about growing up in a refugee camp, as told by a former Somali refugee to the Newbery Honor-winning creator of Roller Girl....
Somalia
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Author:Jamieson, VictoriaSummary: - Author:Salh, Shugri SaidSummary:
"I am the last nomad. My ancestors traveled the East African desert in search of grazing land for their livestock, and the most precious resource of all-water. When they exhausted the land and the clouds disappeared from the...
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Author:Kusow, FartumoSummary:Despite her family's threat to disown her, Idil, a young Somali woman, rejects her high Bliss status to marry Sidow, a poor Boon man. Her decision transforms her life, forcing her to face harsh and sometimes even deadly consequences for...
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Author:Stewart, LorindaSummary:On August 23, 2008, Amanda Lindhout was kidnapped outside Mogadishu in Somalia. The kidnappers’ demand was simple: pay millions or Amanda would be killed. For the next 460 days, Amanda’s mother, Lorinda Stewart, did everything in her...
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Author:Gingrich, Newt, Earley, PeteSummary:Only two Americans escape a Benghazi-style attack on a newly opened US embassy in Somalia: Brooke Grant, the young commander of the Marine Corps Embassy Guards, and CIA Station Chief Gunter Connor. To survive, they must avoid detection...
- Author:Catozzella, GiuseppeSummary:
Based on a remarkable true story, an unforgettable Somali girl risks her life on the migrant journey to Europe to run in the Olympic Games At eight years of age, Samia lives to run. She shares her dream with her best friend and neighbor...
- Author:Rawlence, BenSummary:
To charity workers, Dadaab refugee camp is a humanitarian crisis; to the Kenyan government, it's a "nursery for terrorists"; to the western media, it's a dangerous no-go area; but to its half a million residents, it...
