World in between based on a true refugee story
"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...
| Main Author: | Trebinčević, Kenan, 1980- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, New York :
Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company,
2021.
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
"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 months will pass before they finally make it out of the country alive, with help from friends and strangers. And that's only the beginning of their journey. A riveting story of a Muslim boy's exile from war-torn Bosnia to the United States, World in Between celebrates the power of community and resilience, hope and kindness"--Dust jacket. |
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| Physical Description: |
375 pages : black and white illustration ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0358439876 9780358439875 |
| Author Notes: |
Susan Shapiro was born in 1961 in the U.S. She is the author of several books including Five Men Who Broke My Heart, Only as Good as Your Word, Lighting Up, and Speed Shrinking. She has also contributed articles to The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek, The Daily Beast and Glamour. She has also become an award winning writing professor at The New School and New York University. (Bowker Author Biography) |