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1) A good trade
Author
Publisher
Distributed in the U.S. by Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2013, c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In Uganda, a young boy struggles to carry cans full of water back to his small village, and when he sees an aid truck filled with something that would make his journey easier, he devises a way to obtain some of the truck's treasure.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Description
When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of safe haven. Based on the life of Salva Dut, who, after emigrating to America in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in Sudan.
3) The journey
Author
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"What is it like to have to leave everything behind and travel many miles to somewhere unfamiliar and strange? A mother and her two children set out on such a journey; one filled with fear of the unknown, but also great hope. Based on her interactions with people forced to seek a new home, and told from the perspective of a young child, Francesca Sanna has created a beautiful and sensitive book that is full of significance for our time."--
Author
Publisher
Tundra
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Even though Mila is no longer 9 years old, her childhood memories sometimes overtake her. What happened there, halfway between dreaming and insomnia, continues in other forms here, twenty years later. Whether it's seeing a very old photo taken by her father, a red balloon rolling at her feet, or just lining up at a wicket, something still trembles in her. If the clouds sometimes remind her of where she came from, she guesses that they can also teach...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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Description
"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...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
Español
Description
Una larga travesía hasta el agua, best-seller del New York Times, comienza como dos historias, que se van alternando, sobre dos niños de once años en Sudán, una niña en 2008 y un niño en 1985. La niña, Nya, va a buscar agua a un estanque que está a dos horas de caminata desde su hogar; cada día, hace dos viajes hasta el estanque. El niño, Salva, se convierte en uno de los "niños perdidos" de Sudán, refugiados que recorren a pie el continente...
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