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Growing Peace

written and photographed by Richard Sobol

Ages: 9+

Published: 2017

Publisher: Lee & Low Books

ISBN: 978-1-60060-450-8

Keywords: Cooperation, Conflict

After experiencing the attack on the World Trade Center, J. J. Keki, Ugandan musician and coffee grower, went home to share his message of living in religious harmony. Photographs. Backmatter.