{"product_id":"9781538417584","title":"How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“This gut-wrenching, poetic memoir reminds us that no life story can \u003cb\u003ebe reduced to the word ‘refugee.’\" —\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A critical piece of literature, contributing to the larger refugee narrative \u003cb\u003ein a way that is complex and nuanced.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis profoundly moving memoir is the remarkable and inspiring true story of Sandra Uwiringiyimana, a girl from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who tells the tale of how she survived a massacre, immigrated to America, and overcame her trauma through art and activism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSandra was just ten years old when she found herself with a gun pointed at her head. She had watched as rebels gunned down her mother and six-year-old sister in a refugee camp. Remarkably, the rebel didn’t pull the trigger, and Sandra escaped.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThus 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this memoir, Sandra tells the story of her survival, of finding her place in a new country, of her hope for the future, and how she found a way to give voice to her people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Katherine Tegen Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033906790640,"sku":"9781538417584","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781538417584_p0.jpg?v=1763745304","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781538417584","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}