{"product_id":"the-waiting-place-dina-nayeri-9781536233117","title":"The Waiting Place: When Home Is Lost and a New One Not Yet Found","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Infused with empathy and understanding. . . . This is a book to be read and discussed.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Connection\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2018, Dina Nayeri--a former refugee and the daughter of a refugee--invited documentary photographer Anna Bosch Miralpeix to accompany her to Katsikas, a refugee camp in Greece, to record the hopes and struggles of ten young Farsi-speaking refugees from Iran and Afghanistan. Ranging in age from five to seventeen, the children live in partitioned shipping-crate homes crowded on a field below a mountain. Battling a dreary monster that wants to rob them of their purpose, dignity, and identity, each survives in his or her own way.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Waiting Place \u003c\/i\u003eis an unflinching look at ten young lives suspended outside of time--and bravely proceeding anyway. Each lyrical passage leads the reader from one story to the next, revealing the dreams, ambitions, and personalities of each displaced child. The stories are punctuated by intimate photographs, followed by the author's reflections on life in a refugee camp. Locking the global refugee crisis sharply in focus, \u003ci\u003eThe Waiting Place\u003c\/i\u003e is an urgent call to change what we teach young people about the nature of home and safety.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dina Nayeri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1536233110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781536233117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 9.60w x 0.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e517701 \/ Waiting Place: When Home Is Lost and a New One Not Yet Found\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2024","brand":"Dina Nayeri","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44829463380223,"sku":"9781536233117","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a44cf711-86b5-4eb8-b06f-ef8490c72620.jpg?v=1708450872","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-waiting-place-dina-nayeri-9781536233117","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}