How dare the sun rise : memoirs of a war child
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Pesta, Abigail, author.
Published
New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
288 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, color portraits ; 24 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
HL 790L
Status
PCPLS - Hebron Public Library - TEEN NONFICTION
921 UWIRINGIYIMANA
1 available
921 UWIRINGIYIMANA
1 available
PCPLS - Valparaiso Public Library - TEEN NONFICTION
921 UWIRINGIYIMANA
1 available
921 UWIRINGIYIMANA
1 available
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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PCPLS - Hebron Public Library - TEEN NONFICTION | 921 UWIRINGIYIMANA | On Shelf |
PCPLS - Valparaiso Public Library - TEEN NONFICTION | 921 UWIRINGIYIMANA | On Shelf |
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Adams PL Sys. - Decatur Branch - Young Adult Non-Fiction Biographies | YAB UWIRING UWI | On Shelf |
Alexandria-Monroe PL - Alexandria - AMPL Adult Biography | B UWI | On Shelf |
Benton Co PL - Fowler - YA Biography | YAB UMIRING | On Shelf |
Clinton PL - Clinton - YOUNG ADULT 2ND FLOOR | YA B UWIRINGIYIMANA | On Shelf |
Coatesville-Clay Twp PL - Coatesville - Juvenile Biography | JB UWIRINGIYIMANA | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Autobiographies.
Massacres -- Burundi -- Bujumbura (Province) -- Juvenile literature.
Massacres -- Burundi.
Refugees -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
Refugees -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Refugees -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Refugees -- United States.
Rochester (N.Y.)
Rochester (N.Y.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Uwiringiyimana, Sandra.
Uwiringiyimana, Sandra. -- Juvenile literature.
Women refugees -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Massacres -- Burundi -- Bujumbura (Province) -- Juvenile literature.
Massacres -- Burundi.
Refugees -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
Refugees -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Refugees -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Refugees -- United States.
Rochester (N.Y.)
Rochester (N.Y.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Uwiringiyimana, Sandra.
Uwiringiyimana, Sandra. -- Juvenile literature.
Women refugees -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Bisac Subjects
Young Adult Nonfiction -- Social Topics -- Emigration & Immigration.
Young Adult Nonfiction -- Social Topics -- Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance.
Young Adult Nonfiction -- Social Topics -- Violence.
Young Adult Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional.
Young Adult Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / General.
Young Adult Nonfiction -- Social Topics -- Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance.
Young Adult Nonfiction -- Social Topics -- Violence.
Young Adult Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional.
Young Adult Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / General.
OCLC Fast Subjects
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Published
New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5.8, 9 Points
Level 5.8, 9 Points
Lexile code
HL
Lexile measure
790
Notes
Description
Sandra Uwiringiyimana was just ten years old when she found herself with a gun pointed at her head. The rebels had come at night -- wielding weapons, torches, machetes. She watched as her mother and six-year-old sister were gunned down in a refugee camp, far from their home in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The rebels were killing people who weren't from the same community, the same tribe. In other words, they were killing people simply for looking different. "Goodbye, life," she said to the man ready to shoot her. Remarkably, the rebel didn't pull the trigger, and Sandra escaped into the night. Thus began a new life for her and her surviving family members. With no home and no money, they struggled to stay alive. Eventually, through a United Nations refugee program, they moved to America, only to face yet another ethnic disconnect. Sandra may have crossed an ocean, but there was now a much wider divide she had to overcome. And it started with middle school in New York. In this memoir, Sandra tells the story of her survival, of finding her place in a new country, and of her hope for the future.
Target Audience
Ages 13 and up.
Target Audience
HL790L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,5.8,9.0,190492.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,5.8,9,190492.
Language
English.
Awards
A Junior Library Guild selection (JLG.)
Awards
Nominee: Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Award, 2020-2021.
Awards
Nominee: Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School award, 2020-2021.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Uwiringiyimana, S., & Pesta, A. (2017). How dare the sun rise: memoirs of a war child (First edition.). Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Uwiringiyimana, Sandra and Abigail, Pesta. 2017. How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child. Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Uwiringiyimana, Sandra and Abigail, Pesta. How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Uwiringiyimana, Sandra,, and Abigail Pesta. How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child First edition., Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2017.
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