Secrets in the Fire
- ISBN-10
- 1550378007
- ISBN-13
- 9781550378009
- Category
- Amputees
- Pages
- 166
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Annick Press
- Authors
- Henning Mankell, Anne Connie Stuksrud
Description
As a victim of a landmine and a child of a war-torn country, Sophia turns to a village elder for advice and soon finds ways to cope with her difficult circumstances in order to grow into a person with great strength, determination, and a successful future. Simultaneous.
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