Stormy seas stories of young boat refugees

A desperate last hope for safety and freedom. The plight of refugees risking their lives at sea has, unfortunately, made the headlines all too often in the past few years. This book presents five true stories, from 1939 to today, about young people who lived through the harrowing experience of setti...

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Main Author: Leatherdale, Mary Beth (Author)
Other Authors: Shakespeare, Eleanor (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto : Annick Press, [2017]
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264 4 |c ©2017 
300 |a 56 pages :  |b illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ;  |c 29 cm 
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (page 54). 
520 |a A desperate last hope for safety and freedom. The plight of refugees risking their lives at sea has, unfortunately, made the headlines all too often in the past few years. This book presents five true stories, from 1939 to today, about young people who lived through the harrowing experience of setting sail in search of asylum: Ruth and her family board the St. Louis to escape Nazism; Phu sets out alone from war-torn Vietnam; José tries to reach the United States from Cuba; Najeeba flees Afghanistan and the Taliban; and after losing his family, Mohamed abandons his village on the Ivory Coast in search of a new life. 
521 1 |a Ages 10-12. 
530 |a Issued also in electronic formats. 
650 0 |a Refugees  |v Juvenile nonfiction. 
650 0 |a Refugee children  |v Juvenile nonfiction. 
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