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The middle of everywhere : the world's refugees come to our town

Author: Mary Bray Pipher
Publisher: New York : Harcourt, ©2002.
Edition/Format: Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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Offers the tales of refugees who have escaped countries riddled by conflict and ripped apart by war to realize their dream of starting a new life in America, detailing their triumph over adversity.
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Mary Bray Pipher
ISBN: 0151006008 9780151006007
OCLC Number: 48046316
Description: xxv, 390 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Cultural collisions on the Great Plains -- The beautiful laughing sisters-an arrival story -- Into the heart of the heartland -- All that glitters... -- Children of hope, children of tears -- Teenagers--Mohammed meets Madonna -- Young adults--"Is there a marriage broker in Lincoln?"-- Family--"A bundle of sticks cannot be broken" -- African stories -- Healing in all times and places -- Home-a global positioning system for identity -- Building a village of kindness.
Responsibility: Mary Pipher.
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Offers the tales of refugees who have escaped countries riddled by conflict and ripped apart by war to realize their dream of starting a new life in America, detailing their triumph over adversity.

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