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Amina: Through My Eyes
Contributor(s): Powers, J. L. (Author), White, Lyn (Editor)

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ISBN: 1743312490     ISBN-13: 9781743312490
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2015
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Africa
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars
- Juvenile Fiction | Art
Dewey: FIC
Age Level: 11-14
Grade Level: 6-9
Series: Through My Eyes
Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.04" W x 7.86" L (0.46 lbs) 192 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - African
- Cultural Region - East Africa
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Maps, Price on Product
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2015
Booklist 05/15/2015 pg. 53
 
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Publisher Description:
A moving, fictional account of one child's life in a conflict zone, in Mogadishu, Somalia

Amina lives on the edges of Mogadishu. Her family's house has been damaged in Somalia's long civil war, but they continue to live there, reluctant to leave their home. Amina's world is shattered when government forces come to arrest her father because his art has been officially censored, deemed too political. Then rebel forces kidnap Amina's brother, forcing him to become a soldier in Somalia's brutal ongoing war. Although her mother and grandmother are still with her, Amina feels vulnerable and abandoned. Secretly, she begins to create her own artwork in the streets and the derelict buildings to give herself a sense of hope and to let out the burden of her heart. Her artwork explodes into Mogadishu's underground world, providing a voice for people all over the city who hope for a better, more secure future.

 
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