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03532aam a2200625 i 4500 001 0CCAFFEAB30111E7B917F70897128E48 003 SILO 005 20171017010426 007 n 008 161215s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 010 $a 2016054842 020 $a 0778731561 pbk. : alk. paper 020 $a 9780778731566 pbk. : alk. paper 020 $a 077873126X reinforced library binding : alk. paper 020 $a 9780778731269 reinforced library binding : alk. paper 035 $a (OCoLC)962009530 040 $d TxAuBib $e rda $d SILO 100 1 $a Rodger, Ellen. 245 12 $a A refugee's journey from the Democratic Republic of the Congo / $c Ellen Rodger. 264 1 $a St. Catharines, ON : $b Crabtree Publishing Company, $c 2017. 300 $a 32 pages : $b color illustrations, color maps ; $c 27 cm. 490 1 $a Leaving my homeland 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Leaving the Democratic Republic of the Congo -- My homeland, the DRC -- Etienne's story : my life before the conflict -- A violent history -- Etienne's story : we leave Lubumbashi -- Surviving during conflict -- Etienne's story : kidnapped -- Child soldiers -- Etienne's story : my life in a refugee camp -- Where do refugees go? -- Etienne's story : my new home in Canada -- Refugee struggles -- How you can help Congolese refugees -- Glossary -- Learning more -- Index and about the author. 520 $a Eight-year-old Etienne and his family live in The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Kidnapped by a rebel army and forced to be a child soldier, Etienne finally escapes and is sent to a camp for freed child soldiers. He is reunited with his family who then flee the country, arriving as refugees in Canada. Interspersed with facts about the DRC and its people, this narrative tells a story common to many refugees fleeing the country. Readers will learn about the experiences of child soldiers and how they can help refugees in their communities and around the world who are struggling to find permanent homes. 541 $d 20170628. 650 0 $a Refugees $z Congo (Democratic Republic) $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Refugees $z Canada $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Refugees $x Social conditions $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Refugees $z Congo (Democratic Republic.) 650 0 $a Refugees $z Canada. 650 0 $a Refugees $x Social conditions. 650 0 $a Refugees. 650 0 $a Refugee children $z Congo (Democratic Republic) $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Refugee children $z Canada $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Refugee children $z Congo (Democratic Republic.) 650 0 $a Refugee children $z Canada. 650 0 $a Refugee children. 650 7 $a Social conditions. 650 0 $a Child soldiers $z Congo (Democratic Republic) $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Child soldiers $z Congo (Democratic Republic.) 650 0 $a Child soldiers $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Child soldiers. 651 7 $a Congo (Democratic Republic) $x Social conditions $v Juvenile literature. 651 7 $a Congo (Democratic Republic) $x Social conditions. 651 7 $a Congo (Democratic Republic.) 651 7 $a Canada. 655 7 $a Juvenile works. 830 $a Leaving my homeland. 941 $a 4 952 $l GMPD771 $d 20230210020732.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20180926012838.0 952 $l MBPE423 $d 20180717035254.0 952 $l UJPE911 $d 20171017012848.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0CCAFFEAB30111E7B917F70897128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search