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This books helps seeing refugees as individuals with their personal stories and struggels. But despite the gruesome experience described by the strong women in the book, it also inspires hope.

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dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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5.0

Powerful stories of such strong young women. I understand that the book is geared towards a younger audience, but I do wish that some of the stories went a little deeper.

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5.0

Incredibly moving stories from 9 brave young women who have been displaced by violence.

Malala-Pakistan
Zaynab and Sabreen-Yemen
Muzoon-Syria
Najla-Iraq
Maria-Colombia
Analisa-Guatemala
Marie Claire-Congo
Ajida- Myanmar
Farah-Uganda

“Many people think refugees should feel only 2 things: Gratitude toward the country which granted them asylum, and relief to be safe. I don’t think many people understand the tangle of emotions that comes from leaving behind everything you know. They are not only feeling violence, which is why so many are forced to leave and what’s shown on the news, but they are escaping their countries—their beloved homes. That seems to get lost in the conversation about refugees and internally displaced peoples.”

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