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Over a Thousand Hills I Walk With You
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 833.92
EAN: 9781575059273
Edition: Tra
ISBN: 1575059274
Label: Carolrhoda Books
Manufacturer: Carolrhoda Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 342
Publication Date: February 16, 2006
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
Reading Level: Young Adult
Studio: Carolrhoda Books
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Rating:  - very disappointing
In all honesty, I was rather disappointed with this one. The story is that of Jeanne, a survivor of the mass genocide in Rwanda in 1994. Now living with a foster family in Germany, Jeanne told her story to her new mother, who in turn put the words on paper. It's not that the story itself isn't good, because it is...what that poor child went through is inconceivable to most. I was interested in the story line, but the way it was narrated bothered me.
First of all, at the start of ... Read More
Rating:  - Courtesy of Teens Read Too
OVER A THOUSAND HILLS I WALK WITH YOU is the horrifying novel that is based on a true story about the 1994 Rwandan genocide. This was a subject that I didn't know too much about until I read this book, which made me realize how horrible events such as this one are still happening in today's society. How we could let this happen is beyond me.
The book is written by the adoptive mother of Jeanne to tell the story that is often called the modern day Holocaust. As with the original Holocaust, ... Read More
Rating: - Touching Story
Hanna Jansen's OVER A THOUSAND HILLS I WALK WITH YOU is a touching tribute to her adopted daughter who was orphaned in the Rwandan war. Based on her daughter's recollections of her childhood--memories both pleasant and bittersweet--Jansen weaves a tale of sorrow, hope, fear, joy, and love. For example, the early chapters of the book feature a young girl living life large. She is visiting her grandmother. She's playing with her cousins. She's fighting with her sister and brother. Her mom works outside the ... Read More
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