World Refugee Day is a United Nations initiative designed to increase public awareness about the forcibly displaced and stateless by telling their powerful personal stories. In an effort to promote this United Nations initiative, Wollongong Library will be attaching a number of suggested titles available to assist children in understanding of the plight of refugees.
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Monday, April 16, 2012

DO 1 THING - Lily's Crossing - Suggested Reading for Children


Lily’s Crossing by Patricia Reilly Giff is published by Bantam Doubleday Dell , New York, USA (1999) . This is a 208 page Junior Fiction book for children 8-12 years of age. It is a book which explores the friendship between Lily and Albert, a young refugee from Hungary during World War II. The book looks at the impact of war on Lily, Albert and their families as well as on their friendship story.

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