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100			_aZephaniah, Benjamin _cBenjamin Zephania
245			_arefugee boy _b
250			_a13. Aufl.
260			_aLondon _bBloomsbury _c2001
300			_a293 S.
520			_aGr. 8-12. Alem Kelo, the teenage son of an Eritrean mother and an Ethopian father, is endangered by the civil war raging between Eritrea and Ethiopia. Considered a "mongrel" by soldiers on both sides, Alem flees to England with his father, who abandons him so that Alem can seek refugee status. Alem is a bright, good-hearted boy who speaks three languages, but he doesn't have a clue about English life and laws. He receives help from the Refugee Council, but his life becomes increasingly difficult. At last, with aid from his friends and foster parents, he is able to stay safely in England. Zephaniah's writing is occasionally too stark, and secondary characters are sometimes flat. But Alem and his loving father are heartbreakingly real, and the plight of refugees in England is powerfully shown. This is a memorable story that will make a great choice for booktalking. Pair it with Beverly Naidoo's The Other Side of Truth, Booklist's 2001 Top of the List winner for Youth Fiction.
650			_aEnglischliteratur
650			_aTopic
650			_aFiction
650			_aEritrea
650			_aEthiopia
650			_aRefugee
942			_cBK
999			_c11969 _d11969