Sharon E McKay
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Jacob is a 14-year-old Ugandan who is sent away to a boys' school. Once there, he assures his friend Tony that they need not be afraid-they will be safe. But not long after, in the shadow of the night, the boys are abducted. Marched into the jungle, they are brought to an encampment of the feared rebel soldiers. Told that they must kill or be killed, the boys are thrust into a terrifying struggle to endure and survive. In time, the boys escape. Hunted...
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Description
Best friends Tamanna and Yasmine are excited about going to their brand new school. However, when the Taliban arrive, tear down the school, and threaten the students, the girls are brought back to the harsh reality of life in Afghanistan. After Tamanna is arranged to be married to an older man and Yasmine's family is persecuted by the Taliban, the girls run away, a decision that pulls them apart. Years later, they reunite in England and plan a return...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Coming of age against all odds in the midst of the Arab Spring. Growing up in East Aleppo, Yara s childhood has long been shadowed by the coming revolution. But when the Arab Spring finally arrives at Yara s doorstep, it is worse than even her Nana imagined: sudden, violent, and deadly. When rescuers dig Yara out from under the rubble that was once her family s home, she emerges to a changed world.
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