The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis PinkneyMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
This is a selection for our Battle of the Books 2016 competition. It is the story of Amira, a 12 year-old who lives in Sudan in 2004, when the country is embroiled in turmoil because of civil war. Amira loves to draw, and she loves her family, her Muma and Dando, and her little sister. They live on a farm, but when the soldiers come, her life changes forever. There are interesting drawings that allow the reader to see as Amira sees, her world and family. We learn how her Muma doesn't want her to go to school, and how family is so important in all our lives, whether we live in New Jersey, or in a camp in Sudan.
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