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A refugee's journey from the Democratic Republic of the Congo / Ellen Rodger.

By: Series: Leaving my homelandPublisher: St. Catharine's, Ontario : Crabtree Publishing Company, 2017Description: 32 pages 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780778731269 (hardcover)
  • 9780778731566 (softcover)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Refugee's journey from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.DDC classification:
  • j305.9/069140967510971 23
Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in electronic format.
Summary: "Eight-year-old Etienne and his family live in The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Kidnapped by a rebel army and forced to be a child soldier, Etienne finally escapes and is sent to a camp for freed child soldiers. He is reunited with his family who then flee the country, arriving as refugees in Canada. Interspersed with facts about the DRC and its people, this narrative tells a story common to many refugees fleeing the country. Readers will learn about the experiences of child soldiers and how they can help refugees in their communities and around the world who are struggling to find permanent homes."--

Includes index.

"Eight-year-old Etienne and his family live in The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Kidnapped by a rebel army and forced to be a child soldier, Etienne finally escapes and is sent to a camp for freed child soldiers. He is reunited with his family who then flee the country, arriving as refugees in Canada. Interspersed with facts about the DRC and its people, this narrative tells a story common to many refugees fleeing the country. Readers will learn about the experiences of child soldiers and how they can help refugees in their communities and around the world who are struggling to find permanent homes."--

Issued also in electronic format.

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