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Running the Rift follows Jean Patrick Nkuba, a gifted Rwandan boy, from the day he knows that running will be his life to the moment he must run to save his life, a ten-year span in which his country is undone by the Hutu-Tutsi tensions. Born a Tutsi, he is thrust into a world where it’s... read more

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  • RPF: Tutsi-dominated Rwanda Patriotic Front

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Jean Patrick was already awake, listening to the stsorm, when Papa opened the door and stood by the side of the bed.

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This book is in Amazon.com Best Books of January (2012). (authoritative list)

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  1. Naomi Benaron (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2012
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Page Count: 365

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