Absolutely loved Nowhere Boy. A forged friendship of two boys, one of whom is a Syrian refugee all alone in Belgium amid the 2015 terrorist attacks in France. Tropical Secrets, a more lyrical narrative, highlights a friendship of a Cuban girl and Jewish refugee while the island experiences turbulent times of WWII. #middlegrademarch #MGMarch
so-soAs the daughter of a child refugee, I find books about child refugees tough. I liked parts of this one - especially the friendship between the two boys, but it turns my stomach when books like these become page turning adventure stories and I felt like this one tried to toward the end. I‘m also kind of over the ‘white person learns and grows by helping a person of colour‘ narrative.
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What a beautiful, heartfelt book! 💚
A young Syrian refugee finds himself in Belgium. He makes an unlikely friend and together they each manage to save each other. Their kindness is inspiring. Despite the world around them saying that their friendship is wrong, they both choose to help each other and to do what's right, even if it's dangerous.
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