Far from Home: A Story of Loss, Refuge, and Hope
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ECPA 2020 Christian Book Award Finalist!Woken in the middle of the night, a young boy knows that what he fears has come to pass: he and his family must begin their long journey away from everything he?s ever known. When he meets a kind lady at a bus station, she tells him the story of another boy who had to go on a hard journey, but who grew up to save the whole world.Far From Home is a simple but multi-layered refugee story (drawing directly from headlines) that will help children understand the world around them and remind them that they are not alone. Review A fresh and inspired perspective on the refugee . . . that will resonate with kids. -- Mike Nawrocki, co-creator of VeggieTales and author of the Dead Sea Squirrels series From the Back Cover I was sleeping in my bed when I woke up in the middle of the night and heard grown-ups talking.?We need to go to a new country,? they said. ?It?s not safe here anymore.?Follow a boy and his family as they say goodbye to their home and travel to a new land?and a new life?far away from all they know and love.Far from Home brings hope to an impossibly difficult situation and gives a face to the nameless millions who have been uprooted from their homes. (And, yes, Rabbit comes along too.)
ECPA 2020 Christian Book Award Finalist!Woken in the middle of the night, a young boy knows that what he fears has come to pass: he and his family must begin their long journey away from everything he?s ever known. When he meets a kind lady at a bus station, she tells him the story of another boy who had to go on a hard journey, but who grew up to save the whole world.Far From Home is a simple but multi-layered refugee story (drawing directly from headlines) that will help children understand the world around them and remind them that they are not alone. Review A fresh and inspired perspective on the refugee . . . that will resonate with kids. -- Mike Nawrocki, co-creator of VeggieTales and author of the Dead Sea Squirrels series From the Back Cover I was sleeping in my bed when I woke up in the middle of the night and heard grown-ups talking.?We need to go to a new country,? they said. ?It?s not safe here anymore.?Follow a boy and his family as they say goodbye to their home and travel to a new land?and a new life?far away from all they know and love.Far from Home brings hope to an impossibly difficult situation and gives a face to the nameless millions who have been uprooted from their homes. (And, yes, Rabbit comes along too.)