{"product_id":"finding-refuge-verse-one-enterprises-9798291683033","title":"Finding Refuge: What We Left, What We Brought, What We Found","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat do you bring with you when you leave everything behind?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo teenage refugees, Leila from Ethiopia and Kofi from Ghana arrive in America as strangers in a strange land. Their stories collide in the unfamiliar hallways of a Memphis middle school, where survival means staying invisible, and speaking up often comes with a price. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when Leila's poetry and Kofi's hidden gift for soccer are discovered, everything changes. Suddenly, they are no longer just \"the new kids\"-they are voices in a conversation they never chose to enter. Together, they must navigate cultural tension, peer pressure, family expectations, and the deep longing for home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinding Refuge: What We Left, What We Brought, What We Found\u003c\/b\u003e is a poignant, timely novel for readers ages 10 and up. A classroom essential and book club favorite, \u003ci\u003eFinding Refuge\u003c\/i\u003e invites readers to reflect, empathize, and understand the power of voice, story, and belonging.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Verse One Enterprises,E. Marcel Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798291683033\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.21d","brand":"Verse One Enterprises","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49169723293951,"sku":"9798291683033","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/finding-refuge-verse-one-enterprises-9798291683033","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}