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2013 Laura Ingalls Wilder AwardMeli Lleshi is positive that her drawing of her teacher with his pelican nose started it all. The Lleshis are Albanians living in Kosovo, a country trying to fight off Serbian oppressors, and suddenly they are homeless refugees. Old and young alike, they find their courage tested by hunger, illness, the long, arduous journey, and danger on every side. Then, unexpectedly, they are brought to America by a church group and begin a new life in a small Vermont town. The events of 9/11 bring more challenges for this Muslim family--but this country is their home now and there can be no turning back.A compassionate, powerful novel by a master storyteller.
Hardcover:
9780547181882 | 1 edition (Clarion Books, October 19, 2009), cover price $16.00 | About this edition: 2013 Laura Ingalls Wilder AwardMeli Lleshi is positive that her drawing of her teacher with his pelican nose started it all.
Paperback:
9780547406275 | Reprint edition (Houghton Mifflin, September 20, 2010), cover price $7.99 | also contains The Day of the Pelican
Grade Level: 4-6 Age Level: 9-11 Listening Level: Grades 4-6 Meli Lleshi is positive that her drawing of her teacher with his pelican nose is what started it all. The Lleshis are Albanians living in Kosovo, a country trying to fight off Serbian oppressors. Suddenly, they are homeless refugees. As they travel the dangerous roads at night and leave burning farms and houses behind, young and old alike find their courage and resilience constantly tested. It is humiliating to have to live in crowded tent cities with hundreds of other displaced persons. If it werenât for Mama and Babaâs efforts to keep the family together, who knows what would happen to them? Then one day Baba makes a surprise announcement: they will all soon be going to a country far away. It will be a great adventure, he assures the family. There will be no more running from an enemy, and no turning back to their old way of life. But will they really find freedom at last? Meli wonders.
Paperback:
9780547406275 | Reprint edition (Houghton Mifflin, September 20, 2010), cover price $7.99 | also contains The Day of the Pelican
Miscellaneous:
9780547417394 | Clarion Books, October 19, 2009, cover price $16.00
CD/Spoken Word:
9781441802064 | Unabridged edition (Brilliance Audio, October 19, 2009), cover price $24.99 | About this edition: Grade Level: 4-6 Age Level: 9-11 Listening Level: Grades 4-6 Meli Lleshi is positive that her drawing of her teacher with his pelican nose is what started it all.
9781441802088 | Mp3 una edition (Brilliance Audio, October 19, 2009), cover price $19.99 | About this edition: Grade Level: 4-6 Age Level: 9-11 Listening Level: Grades 4-6 Meli Lleshi is positive that her drawing of her teacher with his pelican nose is what started it all.
Grade Level: 4-6 Age Level: 9-11 Listening Level: Grades 4-6 Meli Lleshi is positive that her drawing of her teacher with his pelican nose is what started it all. The Lleshis are Albanians living in Kosovo, a country trying to fight off Serbian oppressors. Suddenly, they are homeless refugees. As they travel the dangerous roads at night and leave burning farms and houses behind, young and old alike find their courage and resilience constantly tested. It is humiliating to have to live in crowded tent cities with hundreds of other displaced persons. If it werenât for Mama and Babaâs efforts to keep the family together, who knows what would happen to them? Then one day Baba makes a surprise announcement: they will all soon be going to a country far away. It will be a great adventure, he assures the family. There will be no more running from an enemy, and no turning back to their old way of life. But will they really find freedom at last? Meli wonders.
CD/Spoken Word:
9781441802071 | Unabridged edition (Brilliance Audio, October 19, 2009), cover price $69.97
9781441802095 | Mp3 una edition (Brilliance Audio, October 19, 2009), cover price $39.97 | About this edition: Grade Level: 4-6 Age Level: 9-11 Listening Level: Grades 4-6 Meli Lleshi is positive that her drawing of her teacher with his pelican nose is what started it all.
Hardcover:
9780374326203 | Farrar Straus & Giroux, April 11, 2001, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Although Zana, an eleven-year-old Albanian girl, experiences the turmoil and violence of the 1999 conflict in her native Kosovo, she remembers her father's admonition to not let her heart become filled with hate.
Paperback:
9780440418535 | Reprint edition (Yearling Books, January 1, 2003), cover price $4.99 | About this edition: Although Zana, an eleven-year-old Albanian girl, experiences the turmoil and violence of the 1999 conflict in her native Kosovo, she remembers her father's admonition to not let her heart become filled with hate.
Cassette/Spoken Word:
9781402517198 | Unabridged edition (Recorded Books, August 1, 2003), cover price $19.00 | About this edition: Eleven-year-old Zana enjoys her village life in Kosovo, even though she never feels entirely safe.
Reinforced:
9780606289917 | Demco Media, August 1, 2003, cover price $14.00 | About this edition: Although Zana, an eleven-year-old Albanian girl, experiences the turmoil and violence of the 1999 conflict in her native Kosovo, she remembers her father's admonition to not let her heart become filled with hate.
Prebinding:
9780613622059 | Turtleback Books, July 1, 2003, cover price $14.10 | About this edition: Although Zana, an eleven-year-old Albanian girl, experiences the turmoil and violence of the 1999 conflict in her native Kosovo, she remembers her father's admonition to not let her heart become filled with hate.
Hardcover:
9780764155246 | 1 edition (Barrons Juveniles, September 1, 2002), cover price $12.95 | About this edition: It is early in 1999 when Drita, an Albanian, and Zoran, a Serb, become friends.
Paperback:
9780764122019 | Barrons Juveniles, September 1, 2002, cover price $4.95 | About this edition: Drita, an Albanian, and Zoron, a Serb, find their friendship put to the test when political tensions in Kosovo rise.
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