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Stormy Seas

by Mary Beth Leatherdale

Illustrator: Eleanor Shakespeare

Ages: 12+

Published: 2017

Publisher: Annick Press

ISBN: 978-1-55451-896-8

Keywords: Picture Books for Older Readers, Refugees, Diversity

From pre-World War II Europe to North Africa today, five young people must flee their countries and find refuge far from home. Collage illustrations with photographs.