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BOOK REVIEW
Project: Hope
Welcome back and Happy
2015! I hope that this
year treats you right- you
deserve it! This month’s
article is going to be a
little different, because
I won’t be doing a book
review! Instead, I will be
talking about something
very exciting that I’ve
worked for- and finally
accomplished. I’ve written
and published my first
book!
This book, entitled “Project:
Hope” relates the true

stories of refugee kids and
their lives after moving
to the United States,
specifically Indianapolis!
For those who aren’t clear
on the subject, a refugee is
someone who is forced to
uproot their life and move
due to persecution for
their religion, beliefs, race,
ethnicity, and more. These
people generally move to
refugee camps, where life
is harsh and cruel. They
cannot leave the camps,

nor can they work to
provide food for their loved
ones.
That being said, there are
a select few heroic families
who- thanks to the United
Nations- manage to leave
those refugee camps
in search for a better
life. Many of them make
their way to Indianapolis,
Indiana, and are received
by Exodus Refugee, and
organization that helps
them reboot their lives in
their new home.
Throughout my journey
of writing this book, I
was fortunate enough

to meet with several of
these families, and help
them give a voice to
the struggles they had
been through, and the
perseverance that helped
them along the way. I
talked to kids from ages
6-19 and from places like
India, Congo, Kenya, and
Burma.
Though this book is
different from your typical
biography, I truly believe
that it is essential to learn
about the world that we
live in- be it a couple miles
away or a couple oceans.

Mady, 15
10th Grade
International School of Indiana
Indianapolis, IN

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