Review by HANK E KELLY
Everyone should read this book. An emotional story with a profound message. We are so fortunate to live in Canada.
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Tell us what you thought about The boy on the beach
Everyone should read this book. An emotional story with a profound message. We are so fortunate to live in Canada.
Title Statement | The boy on the beach: my family's escape from Syria and our hope for a new home / Tima Kurdi. |
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Author | KURDI, TIMA |
Publication | New York: Simon & Schuster,2018. |
Edition | Simon & Shuster Canada edition. |
Extent of Item | xxv, 241 pages |
ISBN | 1501175238 9781501175237 |
Other Number | 3250254 |
Languages | Includes some text in Arabic. |
Summary | The aunt of Alan Kurdi--the young Syrian boy whose photograph brought attention to the plight of Syrian refugees--discusses her family and her life growing up in Syria, her life since immigrating to Canada, the civil war in Syria, and her efforts to help refugees. |
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By Topic | Syrian Canadians--Biography |
Immigrants--Biography--Canada | |
By Name | KURDI, TIMA |
Kurdî, Alan,2012-2015--Family | |
By Location | Syria--History--Refugees--Civil War, 2011- |