Wherever I Go

Name: Wherever I Go
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Mary Wagley Copp
ISBN: 9781690593348

Author: Mary Wagley Copp

Narrator: Charon Normand-Widmer

Unabridged: 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 04/21/2020

Categories: Fiction, Family Life

Synopsis

Of all her friends, Abia has been at the Shimelba Refugee Camp the longestseven years, four months, and sixteen days. Papa says thats too long and they need a forever home. Until then, though, Abia has something important to do. Be a queen. Sometimes shes a noisy queen, banging on her drum as she and Mama wait in the long line for rice to cook for dinner. Sometimes shes a quiet queen, cuddling her baby cousin to sleep while Auntie is away collecting firewood. And sometimes, when Papa talks hopefully of their future forever home, Abia is a little nervous. Forever homes are in strange and faraway placeswill she still be a queen? Filled with hope, love, and respect, Wherever I Go is a timely tribute to the strength and courage of refugees around the world.

About Mary Wagley Copp

Mary Wagley Copp has worked for many years in the refugee-resettlement community. The producer of an Emmy Award-winning documentary on refugee resettlement, she has also taught in Ecuador, organized communities in Appalachia, and served as the executive director of two nonprofit organizations. When not writing, she teaches ESL to newcomers in her community. She currently resides with her husband and their puppy in Westport, Massachusetts.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Qing on March 07, 2020

What is a refugee and what does it mean to be displaced? What does it mean to lose everything and leave not just your home but your country because of forces out of your control? How does one survive under such a situation? Why do children need to learn about concepts and experiences if they are hef......more

Goodreads review by Shireen on July 12, 2020

"Forever homes are in strange and faraway lands...wherever I go, I'll still be a queen." Overall, I'm happy to see a book that portrays black refugees, as I think that demographic is typically overlooked/ignored in the media/society. This provides an appropriate portrayal of the refugee struggle for......more

Goodreads review by Lindsay on February 26, 2020

Oh, this book. I gave it five stars, but it deserves at least ten hearts. <3 The seven-year-old protagonist anoints herself "Queen Abia of the Shimelba Camp" and recounts her day-to-day activities of carrying water, watching her baby cousin, and sleeping on a mat with equal amounts of innocence, hea......more

Goodreads review by Keith on February 05, 2020

This is a story that needs to be told. It's powerful, heartwarming, and brilliant. The art is also superb. It is a testament that illustrates how in the most difficult of environments, the family and human spirit can thrive and overcome.......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on March 11, 2020

Wherever I Go shows us what a refugee camp looks like from one particularly resilient child’s perspective. Abia has been in the camp for more than seven years, and it’s the only life she knows. For her father, it’s seven years too many, but for Abia, it's just home. Abia copes with the challenging e......more