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 - Shooting Kabul - Suggested Reading for Children


Shooting Kabul by NH Senzi, published by Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, New York, USA (2011). It is a 288 page Junior Fiction book for children aged 8 years and up. This book explores the decisions which led to Fadi’s family leaving Afghanistan and how one family member was left behind as they smuggled into the United States. It is story of family unity, of Afghani culture, prejudices in America and messages of peace.

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