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Published
2014
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Subgenre
Historical
Words
21,920
Section
Middle Grade

The Red Pencil

Andrea Davis Pinkney

Twelve-year-old Amira flees genocide in Darfur, Sudan, and finds a path to healing and hope through drawing after reaching a refugee camp.

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Themes

Immigration & refugeesResilience & survivalHealing & hopeWar & conflictMusic & art

Mood

Feels challenging, hopeful, emotional.

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