Wings to Soar
Written by Tina Athaide
Published by Charlesbridge Moves
A historically relevant middle-grade novel-in-verse about a girl’s resiliency when faced with hatred towards refugees.
It’s 1972 and Viva’s Indian family has been expelled from Uganda and sent to a resettlement camp in England, but not all of them made the trip. Her father is supposed to meet them in London, but he never shows up. As they wait for him, Viva, her mother, and her sister get settled in camp and try to make the best of their life there.
Just when she is beginning to feel at home with new friends, Viva and her family move out of the camp and to a part of London where they are not welcome. While grappling with the hate for brown-skinned people in their new community, Viva is determined to find her missing father so they can finish their move to Canada. When it turns out he has been sponsored to move to the United States, they have to save enough money to join him.
Primary ISBN: 9781623544317
Publication Date: July 2024
Available As: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook
Middle Grade, Age 10 or older
Community Represented: Indian/Indian American
Themes: Coming of Age, Cross-Group Friendship, Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Immigration Status, Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Family Separation: By Detention, Family Separation: On Journey, Format: Novel In Verse, Genre: Historical, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee Journey, Refugee: Persecution, Setting: Refugee Camp, Welcoming by Individual
Setting: Uganda, England (London)
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Refugee, Refugee Camp
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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