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Robinson, Anthony & Annemarie Young. Gervelie's Journey: A Refugee Diary.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
ROBINSON, Anthony & Annemarie Young. Gervelie's Journey: A Refugee Diary. illus. by June Allan. 96p. map. photos. Frances Lincoln. 2008. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-1-84507-652-8. LC number unavailable.
Gr 3-5--A young refugee describes her birthplace, Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, where she lived peacefully with her family until she was two. When fighting broke out in 1997, she escaped with her father to the coastal town of Pointe Noire. In 1999, when her dad's life was threatened, he fled to the Ivory Coast, and Gervelie returned to Brazzaville to live with her mum and abusive stepfather. Next she went to the Ivory Coast to live with her grandmother. In …
