Omar and his younger brother, Hassan, have spent most of their lives in Dadaab, a… Read More… Continue reading WHEN STARS ARE SCATTERED / Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed
THE BEST WE COULD DO / Thi Bui
The Best We Could Do, the debut graphic novel memoir by Thi Bui, is an… Read More… Continue reading THE BEST WE COULD DO / Thi Bui
THE NIGHT DIARY / Veera Hiranandani
It’s 1947, and India, newly independent of British rule, has been separated into two countries:… Read More… Continue reading THE NIGHT DIARY / Veera Hiranandani
REFUGEE / Alan Gratz
“Some novels are engaging and some novels are important. Refugee is both”. – Ruta Sepetys, author… Read More… Continue reading REFUGEE / Alan Gratz
An Olympic dream, the story of Samia Yusuf Omar
The image of Samia Yusuf Omar running for last place at the 2008 Beijing Olympics… Read More… Continue reading An Olympic dream, the story of Samia Yusuf Omar
Illegal, by Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin and Giovanni Rigano
Illegal is a powerful and timely story about one boy’s epic journey across Africa to… Read More… Continue reading Illegal, by Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin and Giovanni Rigano
City of Thorns, by Ben Rawlence
Situated hundreds of miles from any other settlement, deep within the inhospitable desert of northern… Read More… Continue reading City of Thorns, by Ben Rawlence
Refugees – strangers in a strange land
The plight of refugees is very much in the news. We see terrifying pictures of… Read More… Continue reading Refugees – strangers in a strange land