Publisher's Synopsis
A young refugee embarks on a dangerous journey in this timeless and award-winning novel of survival.
Shif spends his days acing tests in school and playing games with his best friend and next-door neighbor, Bini. Even as the horrors of his country's regime creep closer, Shif feels happy, safe, and loved in the only home he's ever known.
But then soldiers arrive in the dead of night, breaking down doors and tearing Shif and Bini away from their families. Punished for imagined crimes, the boys vow to escape. Facing both unthinkable cruelty and boundless kindness, Shif has no choice but to press on toward a future he can barely imagine.
Based on real experiences and written in spare, powerful prose, this gripping tale illustrates the realities faced by countless young refugees across the world today. Refugee 87 is a story of friendship, kindness, hardship and-above all-hope.
Shif spends his days acing tests in school and playing games with his best friend and next-door neighbor, Bini. Even as the horrors of his country's regime creep closer, Shif feels happy, safe, and loved in the only home he's ever known.
But then soldiers arrive in the dead of night, breaking down doors and tearing Shif and Bini away from their families. Punished for imagined crimes, the boys vow to escape. Facing both unthinkable cruelty and boundless kindness, Shif has no choice but to press on toward a future he can barely imagine.
Based on real experiences and written in spare, powerful prose, this gripping tale illustrates the realities faced by countless young refugees across the world today. Refugee 87 is a story of friendship, kindness, hardship and-above all-hope.
