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Displaced

By Patrick Ochieng
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Hardcover edition

Publisher Lerner Imprint Carolrhoda ISBN

9798765648698

Displaced

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9798765648698J
A story of everyday courage and unexpected community, told through the eyes of a sensitive and resilient Kenyan boy



Fourteen-year-old Kimathi has a comfortable life in the suburbs of western Kenya—until a contentious election explodes into violence.



His father is killed, his house is destroyed, and he and his mother and sister must flee. They find themselves in a camp for internally displaced persons, who’ve been driven from their homes but haven’t left their country.



Kim struggles to adapt to his new reality: living in a tent, facing prejudice at the local school, and struggling to get basic supplies. His family even has to buy water by the jug, paying high prices controlled by a ruthless gang of water sellers.

Gradually, Kim makes friends at the camp and starts to rebuild his life. Together, he and the other kids hatch a plan to get the camp a reliable water supply―along with some hope.
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