The red pencil
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The red pencil

2014
RefugeesNovels in verseBlacksFictionChildren's fictionStories in rhymeRefugees, fictionBlacks, fictionAfrica, north, fictionAfrica, fictionJuvenile fictionEducation

"After her tribal village is attacked by militants, Amira, a young Sudanese girl, must flee to safety at a refugee camp, where she finds hope and the chance to pursue an education in the form of a single red pencil and the friendship and encouragement of a wise elder"-- After her village is attacked by militants, Amira, a young Sudanese girl, must flee to a refugee camp, where she finds hope and the chance to pursue an education in the form of a single red pencil and the friendship and encouragement of a wise elder.

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