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We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls around the World

Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai recounts her own displacement and introduces refugee girls from around the world. Their stories include Maria fleeing with her mother after her father is murdered; Zaynab missing two years of school while escaping war before arriving in America; and Sabreen surviving a journey to Italy. Ajida escapes violence and struggles to protect her family. Malala also reflects on being displaced within Pakistan as a child and later being unable to return to the home she loved.

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Themes
Family · Immigration And Migration · Resilience · War And Conflict · Women And Girls
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published
March 2, 2021
Pages
224
ISBN-13
9780316523653
Language
English
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