Wilkes, Sybella

A collection of personal stories, paintings, and folktales by refugee children in Kenya who fled their homelands of Sudan, Somalia, and Ethiopia because of civil war.

A first person account of refugee children from Somalia, Sudan, and Ethiopia who had lost their families and homes and made difficult journeys to safety of camps in Kenya.

Shares the stories of Iraqis who have fled their homes since 2006, telling what Iraq was like before they left, why they were forced to leave, and how they feel about life as refugees, and includes photographs and information about Iraq, Saddam Hussein, the invasion, and the civil war.