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Publication
Annick Press (2010), 208 pages
Description
Labeled outcasts by their Ethiopian neighbors because of their Jewish faith, Wudita and her family make the arduous trek on foot to Sudan in the hope of the promise of a better life. Instead, they are herded into a squalid refugee camp. Wudita becomes separated from her family and forced back to the Ethiopian border.
Awards
Sydney Taylor Book Award (Mass Import -- Pending Differentiation)
USBBY Outstanding International Book (Grades 9-12 — 2011)
The White Ravens (2011)
Vine Awards for Canadian Jewish Literature (Youth Literature — 2011)
Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18 (Selection — 2011)
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LibraryThing member lilibrarian
Based on a true story about a Jewish family trying to get to Israel from Ethiopia in the 1980's. A young girl is separated from her family, and must try to survive in Ethiopia on her own.
LibraryThing member Sullywriter
A fascinating, well-written story about Ethiopian Jews trying to make their way to Israel. Based on a true story. Insightful, moving, and memorable.
ISBN
1554512727 / 9781554512720