I have read and can recommend highly the following books for young people. They are all in paperback
1.Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate Depicts the survival and resettlement in Minnesota of young Africans from Darfur or Somalia-like conflicts 2. Under the Persimmon Tree by Suzanne Fisher Staples Young girl survives bombardment of her family farm in Afghanistan and escapes to Pakistan where she goes to school. 3. 3 cups of Tea , Greg Mortenson. Pakistan and Afghanistan. Memoir. There is now a young reader's edition which I have not seen. 4. Storyteller's Beads by Jane Kurtz Ethiopian Jewish children survive civil war in Ethiopia and escape to Israel. Helene Tuchman Retired Librarian Temple Emanuel of Newton MA --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
