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1) Somalia
Author
Series
Publisher
Pogo Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In this book, readers will learn about the unique and defining features of Somalia. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the key details of the country, including geography, climate, culture, and resources. Compelling questions encourage further inquiry. Includes reading tips for teachers and parents, a map, quick facts, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index"--
2) Somalia
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about Somalia. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8."--
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Somalia. A spare daughter in a large family, Shugri Said Salh was sent at age six to live with her nomadic grandmother in the desert. She spend her childhood chasing warthogs, climbing termite hills, herding goats, and moving constantly in search of water and grazing lands with her nomadic family. Though the desert was a harsh place, it also held beauty, innovation, centuries of tradition, and a way for a young Sufi girl to learn courage and independence....
Author
Publisher
Level 4 Press, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Benjamin, known as Jam, works at a dead end job and dreams of adventure until a phone scam sends him and his friend Jim off to Somalia with a scheme to pass themselves off as Navy SEALs and get the local pirates to surrender their treasures to the two Americans.
Author
Series
Ernst Grip novels volume 2
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In the terrorist- and pirate-infested world of the Horn of Africa, Swedish security agent Ernst Grip can count on only his own shrewdness to survive when he must investigate the suspicious death of a Swedish army lieutenant.
Author
Publisher
Harper Wave,, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"With echoes of Catch-22 and Black Hawk Down, author and former hostage Michael Scott Moore masterfully walks a fine line between personal narrative and journalistic distance in this page-turning and novelistic account of 977 days held captive by Somali pirates. Moore set off for Somalia in January 2012 after reporting on a historic trial of ten Somali pirates in Germany. He went with an open mind and a grant from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting....
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The spectacularly dramatic memoir of a woman whose curiosity about the world led her from rural Canada to imperiled and dangerous countries on every continent, and then into fifteen months of harrowing captivity in Somalia--a story of courage, resilience, and extraordinary grace.At the age of eighteen, Amanda Lindhout moved from her hardscrabble Alberta hometown to the big city--Calgary--and worked as a cocktail waitress, saving her tips so she could...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
A harrowing and heart-wrenching memoir of humanitarian aid worker Buchanan's kidnapping by Somali land pirates, her three months in captivity, her rescue by the Navy SEALs, and her husband's extraordinary efforts to help bring her home.
Author
Publisher
Picador
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A researcher for Human Rights Watch describes the refugee camp in Dabaab, home to those fleeing civil war in Somalia, and highlights the life of various residents, including a former child soldier, a schoolgirl and a youth leader. --Publisher.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Children's Awards: National Book Award for Young People's Literature Finalist
Children's Biographies: Graphic/Comics Format Biographies
Children's Book Battles: 6th and 7th Grade_2023
Children's Special Topics: Middle School Book Battles - Past & Present
Children's Biographies: Graphic/Comics Format Biographies
Children's Book Battles: 6th and 7th Grade_2023
Children's Special Topics: Middle School Book Battles - Past & Present
Formats
Description
"Omar and his younger brother Hassan live in a refugee camp, and when an opportunity for Omar to get an education comes along, he must decide between going to school every day or caring for his nonverbal brother in this intimate and touching portrayal of family and daily life in a refugee camp"--
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"In the tradition of Friday Night Lights and Outcasts United, ONE GOAL tells the inspiring story of the soccer team in a town bristling with racial tension that united Somali refugees and multi-generation Mainers in their quest for state--and ultimately national--glory. When thousands of Somali refugees resettled in Lewiston, Maine, a struggling, overwhelmingly white town, longtime residents grew uneasy. Then the mayor wrote a letter asking Somalis...
Author
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Offers readers a compelling look into the lives, challenges, and successes of Somali immigrants. Additional features include a Fast Facts page, a timeline, informative photo captions, critical-thinking questions,primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, additional resources for further study, and an index"--
Author
Series
Liz Carlyle series volume 6
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Liz Carlyle, MI5's liaison with French intelligence, investigates Birmingham's New Springfield mosque, which has disturbing ties to Pakistan and terrorism. Meanwhile, UCSO in Athens, worried that its ships are being specifically targeted by pirates, wonders if there's a leak in the organization.
Author
Series
Brooke Grant novels volume 1
Publisher
Center Street
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"The greatest nightmare for the free world today would be a Master Terrorist hiding somewhere, coordinating radical Islamic groups at the highest level around the globe. In DUPLICITY, this invisible hand overseeing havoc plays a major role in this ripped-from-the-headlines thriller. And of course, it's set during an American presidential election. When President Sally Allworth decides to reestablish America's Mogadishu embassy in Somalia before Election...
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