Web 2.0 Book Display: A Time of Miracles by Ann-Laure Bondoux by Patrina Garza

Novel by Classic Young Adult author

prgarza — 2013-07-21 02:49:04 UTC

The day of the Pelican by Katherine Paterson

Check out this novel about Albanian citizen Meli who becomes a refugee during the 1998 Kosovo war. Follow Meli and her family as they make the difficult journey across Europe and eventually to the United States.

Novel by Contemporary YA Author

prgarza — 2013-07-21 02:49:32 UTC

The Other Side of Truth by Beverley Naidoo.

Be sure to check out this novel about refugees Sade and her younger brother. After fleeing Nigeria to make a home for themselves in London, England, the siblings are left abandoned at the airport. Join them on their journey to find the truth about their father as they struggle to survive.

Novel by Contemporary YA Author

prgarza — 2013-07-21 02:49:53 UTC

Paradise by Joanna Nadin

Check out this novel based on Billie Paradise, a sixteen-year-old whose life changes drastically as she inherits her grandmother's home by the sea. Join Billie as she, like Koumail, discovers secrets of her father's true identity.

Nonfiction Book: Caucasian Republics

prgarza — 2013-07-21 02:50:07 UTC

Check out this book to get a better understanding of the location and history of

the Georgia Republic, Koumail's home country.

Website: brycs.org

prgarza — 2013-07-21 02:50:27 UTC

Check out this website if you are interested in reading more fiction and/or nonfiction books about young adult refugees from various foreign countries. There are over thirty books on this list!

A Time of Miracles Book Cover

prgarza — 2013-07-30 19:36:27 UTC

A Time of Miracles is the focus of this book display. The book is the fictional telling of Koumail's journey from the Republic of Georgia to Paris, France and back again. Koumail meets many people who help him along his journey, but none can compare with his caregiver, Gloria, who has raised him since he was a young boy. See the quote below to get some insight into Koumail's thoughts on what he has learned from Gloria.

Works Cited

prgarza — 2013-07-30 19:42:42 UTC

A Time of Miracles Book Cover. Jpeg. Retrieved from http://www.areadingnook.com/2011/02/review-time-of-miracles-anne-laure.html

Bridging Refugee Youth and Children’s Services. “Children’s Books about the Refugee/Immigrant Experience.” Retrieved from http://www.brycs.org/clearinghouse/Highlighted-Resources-Children-Books-about-the-Refugee-Immigrant-Experience.cfm

Merab and Georgy. "The georgian folk song". Georgians of the Donbass. MP3. Retrieved from http://jamen.do/t/528397

Paradise Book Cover. Jpeg. Retrieved from http://sapl.sat.lib.tx.us/search~S1?/aNadin%2C+Joanna/anadin+joanna/1%2C1%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=anadin+joanna&1%2C%2C2/indexsort=-

The Caucasian Republics Book Cover. Jpeg. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.twu.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=kdh&AN=BK0004344655&site=ehost-live&scope=site

The day of the Pelican Book Cover. Jpeg. Retrieved from http://sapl.sat.lib.tx.us/search~S1?/tthe+day+of+the+pelican/tday+of+the+pelican/1%2C1%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=tday+of+the+pelican&2%2C%2C2

The other side of truth Book Cover. Jpeg. Retrieved from http://sapl.sat.lib.tx.us/search~S1/q?author=Naidoo,%20Beverley&title=The%20other%20side%20of%20truth&Submit=Search

Music

prgarza — 2013-07-30 19:43:39 UTC

Listen to this traditional Georgian folk song. Other songs like this one may have been ones that Koumail heard the Gypsies sing around the campfire in A Time of Miracles.

Quote from Novel

prgarza — 2013-07-30 20:22:32 UTC

Koumail's thoughts: