Authors Note

After losing their families in the civil war of Sudan, Malek and Ayen join a group of other children as they seek refuge from the war.

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Set in Sudan, Malek and Ayen both come from Dinka tribes. The story tells 2 different points of view; Malek, a young Dinka boy who watched his family be killed in front of him. Ayen, a young Dinka girl, who joins the large group of children fleeing Sudan with her big sister.

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