The Milk of Birds
of Sylvia Whitman (Goodreads Author)
Description
This timely, heartrending novel tells the moving story of a friendship between two girls: one an American teen, one a victim of the crisis in Darfur.Know that there are many words behind the few on this paper...Fifteen-year-old Nawra lives in Darfur, Sudan, in a camp for refugees displaced by the Janjaweedâs trail of murder and destruction. Nawra cannot read or write, but when a nonprofit organization called Save the Girls pairs her with an American donor, Nawra dictates her thank-you letters. Putting her experiences into words begins to free her from her devastating pastâand to brighten the path to her future.K. C. is an American teenager from Richmond, Virginia, who hates reading and writingâor anything that smacks of school. But as Nawra pours grief and joy into her letters, she inspires K. C. to see beyond her own struggles. And as K. C. opens her heart in her responses to Nawra, she becomes both a dedicated friend and a passionate activist for Darfur.In this poetic tale of unlikely sisterhood, debut author Sylvia Whitman captures the friendship between two girls who teach each other compassion and share a remarkable bond that bridges two continents.
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Book Details
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 384 pages
- Publisher Atheneum Books for Young Readers
- Publication Date April 16th 2013
- First Publication Not informed
- Language English
- ISBN 9781442446823
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
- Scenario ['Darfur (Sudan)', 'Richmond, Virginia (United States)']
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