Marwan's Journey
Illustrator
Laura Borràs
Publisher
minedition
Publication Year
2018
ISBN
9789888341559
Pages
36 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
One night they came... The darkness grew colder, deeper, darker, and swallowed up everything... Marwan is a young boy on a journey he never intended to take, bound for a place he doesn’t know. On his journey, he relies on courage and memories of his faraway homeland to buoy him. With him are hundreds and thousands of other human beings, crossing the deserts and the seas, fleeing war and hunger in search of safety. He must take one step after another—bringing whatever he can carry, holding on to dreams. This is the journey of one boy who longs for a home, and we follow his path, walking hand in hand with him as he looks forward with uncertainty and hopes for a peaceful future. This beautiful, heartfelt story gives a human face to the plight of refugees all over the world. Marwan’s journey is everyone’s journey.
Grade Level
K-3; 3-5
Lexile Measure
AD520L
Diversity Topics
Culture/Ethnicity; Immigrants and refugees; immigrant children; migrants; migration; relocation; resettlement; emigration; asylum; evacuees; refugee child
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
Asian (Middle Eastern)
Family Formation
orphan
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2018, Nominee, Fiction Picture Book
Kirkus Book Review Stars, 2018
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2019 Kindergarten to 2nd grade
Keywords
journey; war; leaving home country; desert village; difficult travel; border; new country
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
de Arias, Patricia, "Marwan's Journey" (2018). Diverse Families. 1762.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1762