Tracey Hodges

Jun 7, 2024 | slj.com | Tracey Hodges |Amira Rose |Michael Long

. May 2024. 40p. Tr $19.99. ISBN 9780063056992. COPY ISBN Gr 1-4–“His gift made Mevan feel a hundred feet tall,” conveys the tone of this story about a young girl as her family flee Kurdistan and the behest of the Iraqi government. They are not welcome in Turkey or Russia, and eventually end up in the Netherlands. There, the gift of a bicycle helps Mevan adjust. The events of this story are true, related in an omniscient third person and based on co-author Babakar’s childhood.