Terry Farish
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 7
Description
Sofie, sixteen, lives alone with her father, a Scottish fisherman, on New Hampshire's coast and is not prepared for the return of her pregnant mother, a Cambodian immigrant, or for the forbidden relationship she has begun with a young Army medic back from Afghanistan.
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Follows Viola as she survives brutality in war-torn Sudan, makes a perilous journey, lives as a refugee in Egypt, and finally reaches Portland, Maine, where her quest for freedom and security is hampered by memories of past horrors and the traditions her mother and other Sudanese adults hold dear. Includes historical facts and a map of Sudan.