jessbc91 's review for:

Homes: A Refugee Story by Winnie Yeung

5.0

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My favorite thing about this book is that it is written as a collaboration between an English as a Second Language teacher and her middle school student, a refugee from Syria during the civil war. The story starts in Iraq and then Syria, and finally ends in Canada. The boy and his family share tragedy, hope, and relief as they seek safety wherever they can. There are a few graphic details in the first chapter that were hard for me as I imagined them, but most of the book is told in an informative but non-graphic way. I would recommend this to older kids or teens, or adults.