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Escape: One Day We Had to Run
Ming Chen & Wah Chen
Illustrator: Carmen Vela
Ages: 9+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Lantana
ISBN: 978-1-911373-81-0
Keywords: refugees, hardship. courage, citizenship, obstacles,
Twelve true accounts of people forced to leave their homes highlight their courage in overcoming incredible hardships. Colorful digital illustrations.