Ali’s Story: A Real-Life Account of His Journey from Afghanistan

New to the Library

Ali’s Story: A Real-Life Account of His Journey from Afghanistan

Glynne, A. & Maldonado, S. (2018). Ali’s story: a real-life account of his journey from Afghanistan. North Mankato, Minnesota: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone.

Ali’s Story is a heartbreaking tale of how it feels to be a refugee from a young child’s point of view. The picture book takes the reader through the decision to leave the home country, the flight to a new land and the adjustment that is needed while learning English and making friends. In this story, Ali migrates with his grandmother while his parents are stranded in Afghanistan. The pictures portray just how dark and bleak this time is for this young boy. This book (and the others in the series) would be perfect for teaching empathy along with showing students how other children their age might be living in different countries and circumstances.

This book is part of a new series in the library. Titles include:

Juliane’s Story: A Real-Life Account of her Journey from Zimbabwe

Rachel’s Story: A Real –Life Account of her Journey from Eurasia

Navid’s Story: A Real-Life Account of his Journey from Iran

Hamid’s Story: A Real-Life Account of his Journey from Eritrea

Interesting Video:

http://seekingpeace.org/the-briefing/a-journey-from-afghanistan/

animated version of the book