Struggles - Displacement

"Multicultural Themes in the Juvenile Collection

Struggles - Displacement

Red Midnight by Ben Mikaelsen. When guerrilla soldiers strike Santiago's village, he and his four-year-old sister Angelina run for their lives to leave Guatemala. They set sail in a sea kayak, sailing through narrow channels guarded by soldiers, shark-infested waters, and days of painful heat and raging storms.

Brothers in Hope by Mary Williams. Garang is eight when he returns to his Sudanese village and finds that everything has been destroyed. He meets other boys and they walk hundreds of miles to safety from Ethiopia to Kenya. The boy’s face numerous hardships along the way, but their mutual support help keep the hope of finding a new home alive in their hearts."