This profoundly moving memoir is the remarkable and inspiring true story of Sandra Uwiringiyimana, a girl from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who tells the tale of how she survived a massacre, immigrated to America, and overcame her trauma through art and activism.
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- ISBN: 9780062470140
- Published: 2017 , Katherine Tegen Books
- Themes: cultural heritage, Effects of war, Emmigrants and immigrants, Self-esteem, violence
- Descriptors: Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Young Adult (ages 14-18)
- No. of pages: 304