Region: Rwanda

Rwanda

By nersum | Published: December 1, 2008
“Provides comprehensive information on the geography, history, governmental structure, economy, cultural diversity, peoples, religion, and culture of Rwanda”–Provided by publisher.
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Over a Thousand Hills I Walk with You

By nersum | Published: July 7, 2007
Eight-year-old Jeanne was the only one of her family to survive the 1994 Rwanda genocide. Then a German family adopted her, and her adoptive mother now tells Jeanne’s story in a compelling fictionalized biography that stays true to the traumatized child’s bewildered viewpoint.
Other Descriptors: Africa, Europe, Germany, Historical Fiction, Young Adult (Gr. 9-12) » Themes: » Comments closed

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