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A poignant story about the difficulties of leaving everything behind and the friendships that help you get through it. Fleeing war-torn Kosovo, ten-year-old Drita and her family move to America with the dream of living a typical American life. But with this hope comes the struggle to adapt... read more
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the book beggins when this girl named drita has to go to a refuge camp because there is a war in the country.
People edit
- Drita: Fleeing from her war-torn Kosovo to live in America with her family.
- Maxie: Living with her father and grandmother, Maxie is the most popular girl in the 4th grade, and will have nothing to do with Drita.
- Grandma: Add a description of this character.
- Mrs. Nichols
- Mr. Littman
- Lisa
- Hashim
- Kayla
- Miss Salvato
- Mrs. Martinez
- Darrell
- Kosova
- Tasha
- Maxine
- Mrs. Kelmendi
First Sentence edit
FOR THREE DAYS, before I am coming to this country, I can't eat.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Jenny Lombard (Author)
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