Homes A Refugee Story
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In 2010, the al Rabeeah family left their home in Iraq in hope of a safer life. They moved to Homs, in Syria — just before the Syrian civil war broke out. Abu Bakr, one of eight children, was ten years old when the violence began on the streets around him: car bombings, attacks on his mosque and school, firebombs late at night. Homes tells of the strange juxtapositions of growing up in a war zone: horrific, unimaginable events punctuated by normalcy — soccer, cousins, video games, friends. Homes is the remarkable true story of how a young boy emerged from a war zone — and found safety in Canada — with a passion for sharing his story and telling the world what is truly happening in Syria. As told to her by Abu Bakr al Rabeeah, writer Winnie Yeung has crafted a heartbreaking, hopeful, and urgently necessary book that provides a window into understanding Syria.
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The writing of this book is very simple and easy to understand, but the life of Abu Bakr is unimaginable. His and his family's stories of struggle, war, death, happiness, and a sort of rebirth are harrowing and haunting. The reader is not experiencing it, but the emotions are tangible—this sort of strange life goes on, but there are people dying and going missing every day is absolutely unnerving. A worthwhile read for all.
