Nujeen one girl's incredible journey from war-torn Syria in a wheelchair

DAISY Sound Recording 2017

The story of Nujeen Mustafa, who was born with cerebral palsy and journeyed from Syria to Germany in a wheelchair. Denied education in Syria because of her condition, she taught herself English using American soap operas. Nujeen fled after her small town became the epicenter of conflict between ISIS militants and Kurdish troops. Some violence. 2016.

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Edition:

Daisy edition

Description:

1 DAISY disc (audio (7 hours, 8 minutes)) : sound ; 12 cm
digital DAISY
audio file Daisy
4 3/4 in

Target Audience Note:

Female narrator. NLS/BPH
Contains some violence. NLS/BPH

Other Title:

One girl's incredible journey from war-torn Syria in a wheelchair

Notes:

Access restricted to persons who are visually impaired or physically disabled and cannot use conventional print materials
Narrated by: Emily Ellet
Digital talking book. 2 levels and 32 navigation points. Digitally mastered
Recorded from: First U.S. edition. New York, NY : HarperWave, [2016] 9780062567734
System requirements: IBM PC or compatible; double speed or faster CD-ROM drive; sound card and sound output device; DAISY playback software or DAISY talking book player. Also plays in CD-MP3 player or computer with MP3-capable software
DAISY 2.02 standard; MP3 compression at 32 kbps
2016 Christina Lamb and Nujeen Mustafa
Text in English

Contents:

Part one: To lose a country. Foreigners in our own land ; The walls of Aleppo ; The girl on TV ; Days of rage ; A city divided ; A war of our own ; Gone with the wind ; Forgive me, Syria
Part two: The journey. Widen your world ; In search of a people smuggler ; The route of death ; Freedom like a normal person ; Through the beautiful gate ; Hungary, open the door! ; The hardest day ; The sound of music ; Thank you, Mama Merkel
Part three: A normal life. Foreigners in a foreign land ; A schoolgirl at last ; A scary new year ; A place called home

LCCN:

2017991067

Control Number:

3175046

Other Authors:

Centre for Equitable Library Access (Canada)
Ellet, Emily, narrator
Lamb, Christina, author

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