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- Families--Serbia--Belgrade--Juvenile fiction
- Belgrade (Serbia)--Social conditions--Juvenile fiction
- Homeless families--Serbia--Belgrade--Juvenile fiction
- Poverty--Serbia--Belgrade--Juvenile fiction
- Racism against Romanies--Serbia--Belgrade--Juvenile fiction
- Romanies--Serbia--Belgrade--Juvenile fiction
- Siblings--Juvenile fiction
- Social classes--Serbia--Belgrade--Juvenile fiction
- Youth, Romani--Serbia--Belgrade--Juvenile fiction
- Brothers and sisters--Juvenile fiction
- Family life--Serbia--Belgrade--Juvenile fiction
- Homeless persons--Housing--Serbia--Belgrade--Juvenile fiction
- Homeless persons--Serbia--Belgrade--Juvenile fiction
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| Title Statement | Cardboard City / Katarina Jovanovic. |
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| Author | Jovanovic, Katarina, 1962- |
| Additional Contributors | Jovanovic, Katarina,1962- |
| Publication | Vancouver, BC: Tradewind Books,2023. |
| Extent of Item | 129 pages ; |
| ISBN | 9781990598104 (trade paperback) |
| Other Number | pr07080591 |
| General Notes | "The fictional story of Nikola, Saida, Baba, Almira, and Rika--and the inhabitants of Cardboard City--was taken from a novel written by the author called Kartonac, published in Belgrade in 2019"--Copyright page. Includes recipes. |
| Summary | "Cardboard City follows the lives of two young teens--members of a Romani family. Saida and Nikola experience harsh discrimination at school and crushing poverty in their informal settlement, spread out under a bridge in Belgrade. Their dreams of escape, and of leaving deplorable conditions behind, trigger a family crisis. In particular, Nikola is a gifted trumpeter and aspires to be a famous musician; but it proves challenging to surmount the enormous barriers between his present situation and the self-mastery and life of dignity he seeks. Introducing young readers to the world of Eastern Europe's Rom, Cardboard City is evocative of the virulent racism, injustice and inhumane conditions endured by this community to this very day."-- |
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| By Topic | Families--Juvenile fiction--Serbia--Belgrade |
| Homeless families--Juvenile fiction--Serbia--Belgrade | |
| Poverty--Juvenile fiction--Serbia--Belgrade | |
| Racism against Romanies--Juvenile fiction--Serbia--Belgrade | |
| Romanies--Juvenile fiction--Serbia--Belgrade | |
| Siblings--Juvenile fiction | |
| Social classes--Juvenile fiction--Serbia--Belgrade | |
| Youth, Romani--Juvenile fiction--Serbia--Belgrade | |
| Brothers and sisters--Juvenile fiction | |
| Family life--Juvenile fiction--Serbia--Belgrade | |
| Homeless persons--Juvenile fiction--Housing--Serbia--Belgrade | |
| Homeless persons--Juvenile fiction--Serbia--Belgrade | |
| By Location | Belgrade (Serbia)--Juvenile fiction--Social conditions |
| By Genre | Social problem fiction |
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