I would highly recommend this book to young readers, and to many classroom teachers for it's many cross-curricular links and for it's historical subject matter." - Resource Links Her tone and development of plot illustrate care and kindness and will attract empathetic readers. "Walsh has created real characters, places and situations that are all reachable and believable by the reader.
" A Long Way From Home is a good story and a fine addition to the growing collection of September 11 novels." - CM: Canadian Review of Materials "Part refugee story, part 9/11 remembrance, this is a welcome addition to a small shelf." - Kirkus Reviews In the middle of tragedy they will both find unexpected kindness, surprising adventure, and the hope that the future can still be bright after all. As Colin and Rabia struggle to cope, they are each taken under the wing of a Gander family. While the world struggles to assess what has happened, the residents of Gander provide shelter to the stranded passengers. Neither of them could have predicted what was to come – the terrorist attack on the United States that diverted all incoming planes, forcing their flight to land in the small community of Gander, Newfoundland.
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While Rabia is full of fear and uncertainty about life in America, Colin is also concerned about the future, as he wonders whether his parents are heading towards a divorce. On the same flight is Colin, returning home after a holiday. On their way to the United States to start a new life, their plane is scheduled to land in New York City on the morning of September 11th, 2001.
Thirteen-year-old Rabia, her mother, and her younger brother have escaped Afghanistan and the brutal rule of the Taliban. An Afghan girl, an American boy, and the resilient residents of a small town are thrown together on 9/11.
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