pickHomes is told through the five senses--a portrait of everyday life in war-torn Syria made tangibly vivid and immediate. What strikes also is how a child's drive to live his world through the basic need to play can ground the events of war in the normality of experience at the same time as it frames the surreality of brutal violence. Finally, this book reminds us not to turn our backs on refugees in the age of Trump. #canadareads #1bk2moveus
academiconbreak I took the photo with my hand next to the book to show how tiny this volume is-- you'll want to wrap your entire hand around it and clutch it straight to your heart when you are done reading it, which I did, after finishing it in one sitting. 6y