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Beyond Calamity: A South Sudanese Refugee’s Story by Esther Simbi

  • Chantel
  • Posted on March 5, 2021
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Beyond Calamity: A South Sudanese Refugee’s Story is a memoir by Esther Simbi, and her journey as a refugee with a disability. The memoir follows her early years and upbringing…

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The Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clemantine Wamariya

  • Chantel
  • Posted on October 10, 2020
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“I’ve seen enough to know that you can be a human with a mountain of resources and you can be a human with nothing, and you can be a monster…

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The Girl From Aleppo by Nujeen Mustafa with Christina Lamb

  • Chantel
  • Posted on September 11, 2020
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“Your homeland is not a hotel you can check out of if the service is bad”  The Girl from Aleppo is a memoir about a teenager with a disability, and…

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The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri

  • Chantel
  • Posted on October 11, 2019
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“Where there are bees there are flowers, and wherever there are flowers there is new life and hope.” Christy Lefteri’s The Beekeeper of Aleppo is one of those rare books…

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