The Syrian Civil War is a humanitarian catastrophe with global political consequences. This book is a work of creative nonfiction, and not a memoir. Based on her interviews with Abu Bakr al Rabeeah and his relatives, writer Winnie Yeung has crafted a heartbreaking, hopeful, and urgently necessary book that provides a window into understanding Syria. Homes is the remarkable true story of how a young boy emerged from a war zone - and found safety in Canada - with a passion for sharing his story and telling the world what is truly happening in Syria. Juxtapositions of growing up in a war zone: horrific, unimaginableĮvents punctuated by normalcy - soccer, cousins, video games, friends. They moved to Homs, in Syria - just before the Syrian civil war broke out.Ību Bakr, one of eight children, was ten years old when the violenceīegan on the streets around him: car bombings, attacks on his mosque and In 2010, the al Rabeeah family left their home in Iraq in hope of a safer life. Homes: A Refugee Story, written by Winnie Yeung, chronicles the life of her former student, Abu Bakr al Rabeeah. One boy’s true story, both heartbreaking and hopeful, of living through the Syrian civil war and immigrating to Canada.
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