![]() ![]() ![]() Side characters throughout the book show diverse opinions and strengths that, for the preteen target demographic, would provide starting points for wonderful discussion and dialogue to take place. The book does show hardships on the perilous journey by truck and boat, as well as showing that life in England isn’t immediately better. Where other books allude to how things in Syria got worse and then perhaps focus more on the horrific journey desperate individuals are forced to take, this book is very direct in showing the young protagonist’s daily life in Damascus and really cementing in the notion for western privileged readers, that loosing everything could happen to anyone. In a very crowded field of refugee-themed books, this 400 page middle grades/early middle school novel sets itself apart by really focusing on the quality of life enjoyed in Syria compared to the life of a refugee on the move and in getting reestablished as an immigrant. ![]()
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