Synopses & Reviews
When war drove twelve-year-old Edi and his family from their home in Kosovo, they fled across the Macedonian border to the Brazda refugee camp, a tent city that housed almost thirty thousand people. There the family shared a tent with more than twenty other people, with no kitchen, no running water, and no school for Edi to attend. Instead he helped out with the younger kids, played soccer with the other boys, and ran errands, such as waiting in the long lines for food and fresh water. Everybody was waiting in Brazda -- for news about relatives, for the war to end, for the day when they could finally go home again.
Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies 2001, National Council for SS & Child. Book Council
Synopsis
Tells the story of Edi Fejzullahu and his family, Albanians who fled their home in Kosovo to live in a Macedonian refugee camp when the Serbs adopted a policy of ethnic cleansing against Albanians.
Synopsis
A true story of survival and hope, when war drove 12-year-old Edi and his family from their home in Kosovo, they fled across the Macedonian border to the Brazada refugee camp. They shared a tent with more than 20 other people while waiting for news about relatives, for the war to end, and for the day when they could finally go home. Color photos.
About the Author
Trish Marx lives in New York City.
Cindy Karp lives in Coconut Grove, FL.