Presents the story of Syrian refugee Doaa Al Zamel, chronicling her experiences in Syria from 2011 when the civil war began, her path to Egypt and the opposition to refugees she faced there, how she fell in love with a resistance fighter, and ultimately ended up in the frigid waters of the North Sea bound for Sweden, where her quest for survival really began.
year: 2017
call number/section: 956.91, 1000, 920, 956.9
subjects: refugees, syria, syria, history, immigration and emigration, europe, government policy, large print books, civil war, 2011-
Editions
Fleming, Melissa
Presents the story of Syrian refugee Doaa Al Zamel, chronicling her experiences in Syria from 2011 when the civil war began, her path to Egypt and the opposition to refugees she faced there, how she fell in love with a resistance fighter, and ultimately ended up in the frigid waters of the North Sea bound for Sweden, where her quest for survival really began.
Schools: 17
Fleming, Melissa
Thorndike Press, a part ofGale, Cengage Learning (2017)
"The story of a young Syrian refugee's attempt to reach Sweden, focusing on her ordeal in icy waters after the dilapidated fishing vessel in which she was traveling--along with 500 others--sinks"--OCLC.
Schools: 3
Fleming, Melissa
Recounts the powerful experiences of Syrian refugee Doaa Zamel, who was cast adrift in a frigid sea with the children of drowned parents after their dangerously overcrowded ship sank, in an account that details what their experiences reveal about an ongoing international crisis.
Schools: 2