How dare the sun rise : memoirs of a war child

The Resource How dare the sun rise : memoirs of a war child

Label

How dare the sun rise : memoirs of a war child

Title remainder

memoirs of a war child

Statement of responsibility

Sandra Uwiringiyimana ; with Abigail Pesta

Language

eng

Summary

Sandra Uwiringiyimana was just ten years old when she found herself with a gun pointed at her head. The rebels had come at night -- wielding weapons, torches, machetes. She watched as her mother and six-year-old sister were gunned down in a refugee camp, far from their home in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The rebels were killing people who weren't from the same community, the same tribe. In other words, they were killing people simply for looking different. "Goodbye, life," she said to the man ready to shoot her. Remarkably, the rebel didn't pull the trigger, and Sandra escaped into the night. Thus began a new life for her and her surviving family members. With no home and no money, they struggled to stay alive. Eventually, through a United Nations refugee program, they moved to America, only to face yet another ethnic disconnect. Sandra may have crossed an ocean, but there was now a much wider divide she had to overcome. And it started with middle school in New York. In this memoir, Sandra tells the story of her survival, of finding her place in a new country, and of her hope for the future

Biography type

autobiography

Cataloging source

TOH

Dewey number

967.572/042
B

Illustrations

illustrations
portraits
plates

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Ages 13 and up

LC call number

DT450.863.U95

LC item number

A3 2017

Literary form

non fiction

Target audience

adolescent

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