| Maison Rouge: Memories of a Childhood in War Contributor(s): Juma, Liliane Leila (Author) |
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ISBN: 1926890302 ISBN-13: 9781926890302 Publisher: Tradewind Books OUR PRICE: $9.86 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | History - Africa - Young Adult Nonfiction | People & Places - Africa - Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.40 lbs) 118 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Liliane Leila Juma was sixteen years old when her family home in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was destroyed by rebel soldiers. She gives an account of her life before and after her family was torn apart. Maison Rouge is a story of war and unspeakable loss. It is also the story of survival. Eventually, through the United Nations refugee program, Leila and her family were finally able to relocate to Canada. |
Contributor Bio(s): Juma, Leolina Leila: - Leila Liliane Juma grew up in Uvira, a city in the western Congo on the shore of Lake Tanganyika near the border with Burundi. Her life as a young girl was brutally disrupted by the wars in Burundi (1993), Rwanda (1994) and the Congo (1994-1997), finally forcing her family to flee to Tanzania. After some time in a refugee protection camp, Leila, her maman and her sisters and brothers immigrated to Canada. Leila now lives in Vancouver, where she works as a women's support worker. She is fluent in three languages--Swahili, French and English. |