Stormy Seas: Stories of Young Boat Refugees

by Mary Beth Leatherdale

Book Overview

The phenomenon of desperate refugees risking their lives to reach safety is not new. For hundreds of years, people have left behind family, friends, and all they know in hope of a better life. This book presents five true stories about young people who lived through the harrowing experience of setting sail in search of asylum: Ruth and her family board the St. Louis to escape Nazism; Phu sets out alone from war-torn Vietnam; Jos tries to reach the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1554518954
• ISBN13: 9781554518951
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Annick Press
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.3" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher