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Abia is the self-proclaimed Queen of the Shimelba refugee camp, facing her displacement with strength, imagination, and pride.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Copp, Mary Wagley (Author)
Other Authors:	Mohammed, Munir D. (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2019]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Refugees > Juvenile fiction. Refugee camps > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	Abia is the self-proclaimed Queen of the Shimelba refugee camp, facing her displacement with strength, imagination, and pride.
Physical Description:	32 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
ISBN:	9781534419193 1534419195
Author Notes:	Mary Wagley Copp has worked for many years in the refugee resettlement community. She was a producer of an Emmy Award-winning documentary on refugee resettlement, which was the inspiration for this book. Her professional life has also included community organizing in Appalachia, teaching in Ecuador, and being executive director of two nonprofit organizations. When she's not writing, Mary teaches ESL to newcomers in her community. She lives in Westport, Massachusetts, with her husband, their puppy, and their chickens. They have three grown children. Munir D. Mohammed is a native of Ghana, West Africa, who lives in Providence, Rhode Island. He maintains an active studio practice and does community-based work as a muralist. He is the cofounder of the International Gallery for Heritage and Culture, which provided art and cultural education programming in schools and in the community. Munir received a Master of Arts degree from the Rhode Island School of Design, where he is a Teaching Artist for Project Open Door, RISD's college access program for artistically talented teens attending local urban public high schools.