Series
Collection
Publication
Groundwood Books (2015), Edition: Second, 168 pages
Description
Fourteen-year-old Shauzia, an Afghan refugee living in a camp in Pakistan, determines to find a way to fulfill her dreams of seeing the ocean and beginning a new life in France.
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Original publication date
2003
Awards
Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award (Nominee — 2008)
Triple Crown Awards (Nominee — 2006)
Jane Addams Children's Book Award (Winner — Special Recognition — 2004)
Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award (Shortlist — English Fiction — 2005)
Red Cedar Book Award (Winner — Fiction — 2006)
CCBC Choices (2004)
Language
Original language
English