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Wide World of Wonder: A Book of Poems for Children
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Mwandwe Chileshe (illustrator)

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2021

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The Morning They Came for Us: Dispatches from Syria

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Another one about the ills of the holocaust, the great lost and the heroes that braved the odds
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Hard to tell what the title means. Interesting story, even though for a story based in the 90s the language and lifestyle did not always match the time
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it is a good story that weaves Deya and her mother's life. The end is intriguing but maybe expected. Raises many questions about displacement, identity, culture and choice shaped by all these forces. The story was stretched out by over explaining and ...more
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A good read. Great writing style. I am not sure this type of retelling of a classic and adding layers to a story we know worked, though. The retrospective empowering of James felt like wishful thinking and because I went back and read the two stories ...more
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A good story and great writing. However, the story had no resolution. It wraps with just as many questions as it started with.
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