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The Waiting Place: When Home Is Lost and a New One Not Yet Found

Dina Nayeri, photographed by Anna Bosch Miralpeix

The Waiting Place portrays ten young refugees from Afghanistan and Iran as they wait for asylum at the Katsikas refugee camp in Greece. Ranging in age from five to thirteen, their lives are suspended between a lost home and an uncertain new one. The book situates their experiences within displacement caused by war, famine, and floods, and includes full-color photographs and extensive back matter. It focuses on young people living through forced migration and waiting.

This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.

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Book details

Themes
Geography · Home · Immigration And Migration · Resilience · War And Conflict
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Published
May 3, 2022
ISBN-13
9781536233117
Language
English
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