How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child Paperback - 2018
by Sandra Uwiringiyimana; Abigail Pesta
In this powerful memoir, Uwiringyimana, a girl from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, tells the incredible true story of how she survived a massacre, immigrated to America, and overcame her trauma through art and activism.
From the rear cover
Sandra Uwiringiyimana was ten years old when she found herself with a gun pointed at her head. The rebels had come at night--wielding weapons, torches, and machetes. She had watched as her mother and six-year-old sister were gunned down in a refugee camp, far from their home in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The rebels were killing people who weren't from the same tribe.
"Good-bye, life," she said to the man ready to shoot her.
Remarkably, the rebel didn't pull the trigger, and Sandra escaped into the night.
Thus 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.
In this profoundly moving memoir, Sandra tells the inspiring story of her survival, of finding her place in a new country, and of her hope for the future. How Dare the Sun Rise shows the unrelenting strength of one incredible young woman and her family, unveiling how she found a way to give voice to her people and begin the path to healing through art and activism.
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- Title How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child
- Author Sandra Uwiringiyimana; Abigail Pesta
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Katherine Tegen Books
- Date 2018-05-15
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- ISBN 9780062470157 / 0062470159
- Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 2.03 cm)
- Ages 13 to UP years
- Grade levels 8 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Refugees - United States, Autobiographies
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2016957991
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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