Alone: The Journeys of Three Young Refugees
by Paul Tom, illustrated by Mélanie Baillairgé, translated by Arielle Aaronson
Buy on Amazon"Each year, more than 400 minors arrive alone in Canada requesting refugee status. They arrive without their parents, accompanied by no adult at all. Alone relates the journey of three of them: Afshin, Alain and Patricia. Their story opens a window onto the many heartbreaks, difficult sacrifices and countless hardships that punctuate their obstacle-filled path. But Alone most especially tells of the courage and resilience that these young people demonstrated before being able to finally obtain a life where threats and danger are no longer a part of their everyday existence."--
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"The critically acclaimed documentary Seuls is reinterpreted as a fully illustrated adaptation for young readers. Traveling on your own when you’re a kid is difficult. Traveling as a refugee without your parents to a country where you don’t even speak the language? Unthinkable – and it happens every day. The stories of three kids from Iran, Burundi and Uganda, respectively, are thrown into sharp relief when their narratives are illustrated on the page. It’s so gripping, young readers may completely forget the book they are reading isn’t fictional. (For ages 8 to 12)"
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