Living With AIDS Mary's Story

"In his own words, Mohammed, 15, now in high school in St. Louis, Missouri, tells how he fled the Taliban in Afghanistan and wandered in Iran and then Turkey before coming to the U.S. with his mother, brother and sister. This excellent title in the new Children in Crisis series weaves Mohammed's immediate, contemporary story together with facts about Afghanistan's recent history and about refugees driven by war and famine across the world. The readable, double-page spreads include Mohammed's first-person narrative, printed in italics; full-color, captioned photos of Mohammed, his family, and friends; and discussion about issues such as discrimination, cultural barriers, and maintaining dual identity.... A brave personal account such as this is the best way to draw readers to the plight of refugees today, and along with Mohammed's story, Howard lists ways kids can take action to help the displaced and provides an annotated list of international human rights organizations to contact...."Howard, Helen is the author of 'Living With AIDS Mary's Story', published 2005 under ISBN 9780836859621 and ISBN 0836859626.