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We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World | Malala Yousafzai

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After reading #Iammalala it only made sense for me to read this one! There are many stories about #displaced girls from around the world. ❤️

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Time to catch up on some reviews! I found this book good but abrupt; most of the vignettes could have been more fleshed out. Either the YA market or some length restriction, maybe, but I wanted more. Not as strong as Malala‘s own memoir, but definitely worth reading. #52Books23 #refugeecharacter

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Day 2 of Christmas. In February, I listened to several NF books & read a couple of Agatha Christie books. This was my favorite, although a little emotional at times. #12booksof2022 @Andrew65

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A brilliant, quick read but so impactful!

The first part describes the internal displacement of Malala and her family, eventually, settling in the UK. Followed by young girls‘ stories around the world. Such inspiring and heartwarming stories! Not all stories might have resolved outcomes but hope is what shines through them.

We so often here the word ‘refugee‘ but don‘t realise the journeys people had to make to get where they are now ♥️

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mackelie

We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World | Malala Yousafzai

“No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark. You only run for the border when you see the whole city running as well” - Warsan Shire, “Home”

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Very good indeed.

This book would be an excellent tool for classrooms of middle grade students and teens. By discussing displacement the book gives a greater understanding to the reader of the reasons why people must flee, which I hope would invoke compassion and a sense of identification with people in this position.

The book is well written and thoughtful.

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Winner of the Noble Peace Prize written for young adults, recommended for ages 14 years old and up. A poetic call to be proud of your heritage in a diverse world in a time of immigration, crisis, war and border conflicts. The contributions of strength, resilience, and hope in the face of trauma is astounding. The underlying messages and emotional impact of their stories involving the heartbeat and loss of leaving behind everything you know & love.

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PatriciaS ESOL #1 Teaching with questioning and discussions with comprehensive skills, #3 Encouraging self-talk through positive to thinking 🤔, discussion sessions and activities like journaling, thinking 🤔 and taking notes or biting questions during reading. 4y

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PatriciaS NF, RA, LC, chapter book great book for teaching about book clubs 4y

DrSpalding A very powerful middle school Reid! Having discussion questions available with assist you with literature circles/book clubs. Knowing that this is about Malala, it would be considered biography which is a separate (but similar) genre from nonfiction. 4y

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A book that should be on everyone‘s reading list. Every single story in this book is important and perfectly overwhelming in the best way. I aspire to be as strong as any single woman in this book

tenar I felt the same way! 4y

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tenar

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A 2020 #SheSaid book club read I‘m still thinking about! Malala Yousafzai is, among so many other things, a displaced person. In this book she shares how this truth shapes her everyday outlook, then presents nine interconnected, personal stories from other displaced girls she has met around the world.

Until this book I had read /about/ refugees, but I had never heard from the people behind the statistics and reportage. 👇🏻

tenar It makes all the difference, especially when reading a first-hand experience at the border of my own country. The stories are presented in a way that makes real the tragedy of displacement and also, crucially, lit a fire in this reader to get involved. 5y

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa

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These last stories packed a punch for me, I‘ll post in the comments.

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa Jennifer‘s observations on all the little things in her house that amazed her guests. I really felt for Ajida, I REALLY need an update on her story! And Farrah‘s story was such a great addition at the end, a possible future, on what can happen if we support dislocated populations. 5y

MallenNC @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Years ago I saw a 60 Minutes story on a group of the Lost Boys from Sudan who had come to the U.S. They went to a grocery store and were overwhelmed by all the choices there. That came to mind during Jennifer‘s chapter. We have so much and often take it for granted. (edited) 5y

MallenNC I loved Farrah‘s chapter for the same reason, because it showed how some of these stories could turn out. I‘d love to know more about all the women in the book and how they are doing now. (edited) 5y

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vlwelser The part about Jennifer that struck me was that she thought the house that she brought the family to was shabby and she was a bit embarrassed about it but then she saw how thankful they were to have something simple like a bathroom or running water. It was humbling. All of the things we take for granted that other people would think of as a major upgrade. Her story also made me think about trying to help people. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @MallenNC I have a book about the Lost Boys I‘ve been meaning to read, another one I need to get too soonish. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @MallenNC And yes, I need updates now on all these stories, even though, even if they are great I have to remember they are just the highlighted stories, and so many more people are still waiting, not even their stories told yet. 5y

MallenNC @vlwelser That part about Jennifer‘s house struck me too. It helps my perspective so much to see things through Marie Claire‘s eyes. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser Yes! When I started Jennifer‘s story, my first thought was ‘why include this‘, but it was SO informative! Her part helped me to realize things I wouldn‘t have otherwise. And I live in PA and never heard that about Lancaster before. 5y

tenar This was the perfect time for this read for me, just after the election had me myopically wrapped up in US affairs & during the Thanksgiving season. This made me feel so grateful for peace, family, and running water, and I most appreciated that it didn‘t just serve as inspiration porn. With Jennifer‘s story and the last section on getting involved, it seemed particularly effective at moving readers into thinking “how can I help?”. It was for me! 5y

tenar @MallenNC @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Some of the girls and women have updates or even active social media accounts! I googled a lot of them throughout the read, [their name] + Malala. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @tenar I agree, it was a great way to end it that I didn‘t see coming. One story from a helper showing how little things can help, one from someone who hasn‘t made it to a “better life” yet, so you understand it isn‘t all fixed, and then one from someone who‘s moved to the next stage in her story, so you can see the possibilities if we want them. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @tenar I did not even think of that! Thank you!!! 5y

MallenNC @tenar Oh that‘s a good idea to search for them + Malala. 5y

KVanRead @tenar Well said! I was thinking this too. Jennifer‘s story really effectively helps to show us what our role can be in all of this, and I really liked the inclusion of the how to help section. I was also interested to learn about the Love Army and want to find out more about them. (edited) 5y

KVanRead @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I really liked the inclusion of Farrah‘s story too. Loved how it showed not only her personal achievement but how by helping her so many others have been helped by all she‘s given back. So many great examples of that in this book Zaynab, Muzoon, Ajida, of course Malala... and then those denied help like Sabreen who do not have the resources ...The book really shows how helping refugees is an investment in a better world. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KVanRead Yes, it did a very good job of that. A few people mentioned it‘s more of a YA read in many ways, and knowing that it gave great ideas and inspiration to everyone. 5y

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This book starts with a summary of Malala‘s experience in her country and how she ended up in the UK. She then moves on to tell the story of refugees she‘s met, all from different parts of the world, the reason for their departure and what their experiences have been like. Not gonna lie, these stories required some tissues to get through, even for a 4 hour book. Also, I didn‘t realize Lancaster PA is known as America‘s refugee capital ❤️

Suet624 I didn't know that about Lancaster either! 5y

MicheleinPhilly I didn‘t know that either! Did you @BarbaraTheBibliophage? 5y

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This was our #SheSaid book for this month, and it was perfect timing. During the turmoil of the election and during the thanksgiving season, reading these stories of young women refugees helped me feel grateful. No matter how things seem here, I‘m lucky. Malala did a good job selecting stories from different parts of the world and with differing outcomes. #NFN2020 #NFN20

KVanRead I keep thinking this too. Very helpful right now. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Oh, you might have stumbled on to my crazy plan these first few months. A book that scared me for October and one to remember that most of us came to the US as refugees at one point or another for November. It definitely made my privileges abundantly clear, lots of gratitude. (edited) 5y

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This book is truly inspiring. The courage of these girls that had to leave their homes and everything they knew is epic. I just wish the stories were longer or that there were more of them. I do believe that this is intended for a younger audience.

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa I know! I think I need a part two, a follow up with all of these ladies and their families in a year or 2 years. 5y

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa

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Such moving stories in this section highlighting just how little choice displaced people have, how their only chance of survival is to walk or run away and hope to find something better on the other side.

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa These were all touching to me, but the girl crossing the US southern border at this time in our history stuck me especially, I found myself relieved she got reconnected with her brother...and I can easily see how children too little to advocate for themselves or even know the numbers of their relatives could become lost in this system. 😢 5y

vlwelser How brave are all these girls? Can you imagine trying to do this on your own as a teen? 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser God no! People talk about the privilege that they didn‘t even realize they had...running and hiding, just for the tiny hope it might be better on the other side. 5y

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MallenNC @vlwelser The bravery and determination of these young women struck me too. I can‘t imagine being in their shoes, and I recognize how privileged that makes me. 5y

MallenNC @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I noticed in the chapter on Analisa crossing the border that they asked her who was responsible for her and contacted her brother. That‘s not what happens now, sadly. 5y

MallenNC I want to comment on Marie Claire‘s story. I was so sad by her mother‘s sacrifice and how bittersweet it was that her wish for them can‘t true without her. Marie Claire and her family recognized that their mother‘s love was still with them and that made them strong. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @MallenNC I know, and I couldn‘t help but think of all those kids who don‘t know the number or name or have someone fighting for them on the other side. And now they‘d probably use any info to arrest her brother too. 😢 and the police yelling at them about why they do this, do the like to suffer....what assholes. 5y

tenar Yes to everything said. I‘m so thankful as an American to Analisa & Malala for sharing her story. I‘ve never heard directly from a child about their experience crossing the border. And to imagine if, in addition to cages and “ice boxes”, she was instead sent to Mexico with no contacts there, as the NYT reported is happening to Central American children. It‘s horrifying and must be rectified. I hope we can keep our new president to his promises. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @MallenNC I know Analisa struck me because it‘s a very close story here in the US right now, Marie Claire‘s broke my heart...hiding under thorn bushes to protect themselves as they ran from the war and hid from predators, their long hard journey here....and then they end up in PA (my state). 5y

MallenNC @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Until reading this, I did not know that so many refugees have been resettled in PA. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @tenar Yes! I keep praying for those Senate races in Georgia too....I‘m so tired of McConnell blocking anything useful. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @MallenNC Me either! And I live here! Apparently it‘s a secret? 🤷‍♀️ 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @tenar And yes! Forcing them to wait in Mexico until their cases are tried...wouldn‘t we be better to at least set up a refugee camp at the border of both countries and house them (as families) while we figure it out. 5y

MallenNC @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I hope that Biden will reopen the US to refugees because I think the new reductions in acceptable numbers is a disgrace. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @MallenNC It is, apparently Trump has been slowly lowering the number of legal immigrants and refugees every year he‘s in office too. I just saw a news story about that recently, because he‘s done a lot of it on the side, just not processed them, executive order, etc. so the story was that Biden can reverse a lot of that day 1, McConnell or no McConnell. 5y

MallenNC @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Yes I‘ve read about them lowering the numbers. This “administration” doesn‘t want immigrants no matter whether they‘re refugees or not. Reading this book made me think about how many girls like Marie Claire have been left waiting bc the US is stalling. It‘s heartbreaking. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @MallenNC I know, I thought that way back in the beginning when the sisters were separated and Sabreen was left behind. How many family‘s have we separated that might never be reunited. 😢 5y

MallenNC @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Same here. 5y

KVanRead @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @MallenNC @tenar These girls are so brave and resilient and their stories are so heartbreaking. I kept thinking I can‘t even imagine what all this must be like right now with the pandemic - just impossible to imagine, crowded transport, safe houses, detention centers, refugee camps with this virus and I‘m guessing it‘s even harder to enter legally now. I so hope Biden will improve the situation but sadly ⤵️ 5y

KVanRead Obama‘s record on immigration is less than exemplary. As Michelle Alexander discussed in The New Jim Crow, he had to make some unfortunate compromises. So I am looking to Georgia too - having the Senate would definitely help. I actually did some text banking yesterday with Color of Change to get out the vote. They‘re holding a bunch more if anyone here is interested : 5y

KVanRead https://www.mobilize.us/colorofchangepac/event/363213/?referring_vol=4028211&rna... 5y

tenar Thank you for sharing @KVanRead ! And thank you for text banking 🙏🏻 I know VoteForward has letter-writing campaigns running to help underrepresented groups in GA register and request an absentee ballot, also super easy to do: https://votefwd.org/ 5y

MallenNC @KVanRead You are right about Obama‘s record on immigration of course. Things are just so terrible now that it is hard to recall that. Immigration has always been so political that real, fair, and humane solutions have been rare. 5y

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa

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Such a big impact within such a quick read. Malala‘s story is well know, the fact that she continues to use her story to highlight the story of others is phenomenal. This collection of refuge stories fleeing very different circumstances from different countries & continents, brings the similarities into stark relief. Fleeing home is never a choice, it‘s always a desperate act of survival for people who want to live and protect their children.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa #SheSaid 5y

vlwelser It's almost too short in a way. I want to hear more about the girls. But I think it's intended for younger audiences. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser I agree, when I first got it from the library and made the schedule, I thought the same thing. I probably didn‘t need to spread it over 4 weeks. 5y

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This is a brilliant collection of powerful, moving stories from refugees. 'Inspirational' is an overused word but their accounts of the trauma they've suffered and the struggles they've had to achieve a better life do make you appreciate the opportunities you might have taken for granted. Essential reading. #SheSaid

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Such touching stories, I find myself aghast that they separated the sisters, leaving one minor in Egypt with no parents or siblings...and then had to remind myself this is the same country that physically separates children from the parents at the boarder. How can any of that be good policy, let alone sane? All that talk about winning over hearts & minds, apparently not if you are a minor.

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa Side note: I‘m going to start Separated late this month if anyone is interested in joining in.

Separated: Inside an American Tragedy

arlenefinnigan It's incredibly moving and inspirational. Would love this to be required reading in schools. 5y

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vlwelser I thought the story about the sisters was really interesting. They ended up having such different experiences. But it sort of shows what happens to families. They end up spread all over the place. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @arlenefinnigan Yes, this and Malala‘s story (edited) 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser It was so sad to me, in any tragedy, you loss your house in a fire for example, you cling to your family and siblings for mutual support, plus they understand exactly what you‘ve been through...to lose that too, but because of paperwork, just seems devastating, and needless. 5y

KVanRead @arlenefinnigan Yes, this really should be taught in schools. I‘m going to encourage my own children to read it. I don‘t see how anyone could read this and not develop empathy for the displaced 5y

KVanRead @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser The sisters‘ story is so heartbreaking and maddening. It‘s easy to understand why Sabreen would chose to marry under those circumstances. Like you pointed out Melissa , to be alone after losing every would be just too much especially for someone who is essentially still a child. Also another example of how our messed up policies discourage the very values we claim to support. 5y

KVanRead I loved when Zaynab said “I want to finish my schooling so I can go back to that beautiful home and bring justice with me.” This is the good our policies can do when they work. But then she couldn‘t even go to the soccer tournament because of Trump‘s Muslim ban.😡 5y

vlwelser @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KVanRead Another sad thing about their story is that if this were fiction we'd be all over the fact that the mother left them behind in the first place. Because it's real life we sort of accept the fact that they're all just doing their best. Which they definitely are. I think their choices might look weird if we don't have experience with this. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser Maybe, since the father left, you‘re right, I didn‘t see anything odd about them staying with his mother, that their mother couldn‘t bring them with her because they were his children. (An antiqued view., but one I know many people still have.). I did find myself wondering why their father didn‘t show up when his mom (their grandmother) died. 5y

vlwelser @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I was under the impression that he also had died. But I may need to read that again. When I actually think about this, it's not even that unusual. Lots of kids are raised by their grandparents for one reason or another. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser I remember that he took a 2nd wife and left their mom to go live with her. 5y

vlwelser @Riveted_Reader_Melissa you're right. My brain decided he was out of the picture and wrote him off. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser 😂 you would have thought once his mother died, he might have popped up for at least the funeral, right? But then again the girls went to school and they didn‘t tell them grandma had died until they came home, so maybe he stopped in when they were at school? 😕 5y

tenar I agree this should be read in schools. I learned more in just 30 pages BY refugees than I have in countless articles about refugees. An important lesson.

I don‘t know if I was just teetering emotionally after Zaynab & Sabreen‘s stories, but when Malala introduced Muzoon with, “People had started calling Muzoon “the Malala of Syria”, but I knew she was the Muzoon of Syria.” it made me tear up! A great reading selection this week, grief & hope. 5y

MallenNC I was sad that the two sisters were not both given visas for the US as well. There doesn‘t seem to be any logical reason for that. Another thing that I kept thinking about what all that they had to leave behind, in both cases. 5y

tenar @MallenNC I felt the same way as you and had the same line of thinking as @Riveted_Reader_Melissa - I can‘t believe they would grant one visa and reject the younger sibling.... oh, but this is the same system which has effectively orphaned 545 children at the southern border. We have a lot of work to do. 5y

tenar Here‘s an article I read last week that takes a look at some of that work and the president-elect‘s statements on it:
https://www.npr.org/2020/11/11/933500132/biden-plans-to-reopen-america-to-refuge... 5y

GingerAntics Children aren‘t people to some folks. So much for Christianity and “let the little children come to me.” 🙄 5y

MallenNC @tenar I know, looking for logic in this decision was futile. I will definitely look at the article. There is so much wrong with the laws and the system for immigration in the U.S. and the last four years have made it into even more of a crisis. I am going to read Separated with Melissa. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @tenar That‘s a great article, thanks for sharing. I just can‘t even fathom the destruction caused, and how hard it will be to start setting things right again, especially since the infrastructure was basically decimated. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @tenar And I agree about the book being eye opening. We have a huge dialogue in this country right now about this being a choice these parents made (basically inferring that they are therefore bad parents) and this book was very quick to show that the parents are doing the best they can, it isn‘t a choice to end up as a refugee.... it‘s circumstances beyond their control and they are just trying their best to protect their children. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @GingerAntics Agreed...there is apparently this weird offshoot Christianity right now, that uses the Bible as a wedge, and definitely does NOT do what Jesus would do. 🙄 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @MallenNC Every time I read a section of this book, I think about that one and those children too. 5y

GingerAntics Agreed. Sadly, it is currently the most vocal. Depending on where you live, it can feel like the ONLY Christian idea. Although, looking at track records, the Catholic Church and many Protestant groups have long thought of children as less than (ex inherently sinful, must beat/punish the sin away). 🙄 It‘s truly disturbing. Historically, it‘s a Christian belief since the 3rd century CE. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @GingerAntics You are not wrong... I just finished reading about the early Pilgrams, Protestants, Calvinist, and Catholics and how they treated the new peoples they met, apparently some people think about current refugees that same way. I couldn‘t help but see parallels between taking refugees children away and say taking Native children away to go to Christian schools and get Christian names and essentially “beat the heathen” out of them. 😢 5y

GingerAntics @Riveted_Reader_Melissa exactly, but sadly, those same practices were used on orphans, illegitimate children (especially the progeny of nuns and protests), poor children...rich children were treated marginally better. The Christian track record on how adults within the church were treated isn‘t great either. Flogging/beating while making the victim say “my fault” or pray for forgiveness and it doesn‘t end until a certain number of prayers are said 5y

GingerAntics @Riveted_Reader_Melissa The Handmaid‘s Tale/Gilead is actually based in history on that account. It‘s not so much that it can happen and it would be novel and crazy, it‘s that is can happen AGAIN. It‘s sad how many people don‘t even understand the history of their own faith, because the church has been keeping it quiet for centuries. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @GingerAntics Atwood always said that, when asked how she thought up such things...they have all happened in history at one time or another she said, I just used history. (Paraphrasing here) (edited) 5y

GingerAntics @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I didn‘t know she‘d said that. That would have been a much faster route, but I guess as a historian I still would have gone and read about it. 🤣🤷🏼‍♀️ I think the one thing that gets me riled up the fastest is this idea (again rooted in history and some religions) that children are property and not people. They can be taken (repossessed?) and given back at the will of whoever has power. 5y

GingerAntics @Riveted_Reader_Melissa They can be treated however the owners (parents) choose, with no regard to the human rights or needs of the child. America won‘t even sign the UN‘s Bill of Rights of the Child because it will take rights away from parents. 🙄 It‘s ridiculous. 5y

GingerAntics @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I‘m not against child protective agencies removing children from dangerous homes. That first comment almost sounded that way. I honestly feel that children need to be MORE protected, certainly not less. I swear, you beat an animal, the animal gets taken away and you land in jail. You beat a kid, and “it‘s the rights of the parent.” Go figure. 5y

GingerAntics @Riveted_Reader_Melissa the first child abuse case was actually tried as an animal abuse case, because there were ZERO laws protecting children, but plenty protecting horses, cattle, dogs. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Not much has changed from the late 19th century in some ways. It‘s sad. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @GingerAntics Animal abuse isn‘t punished harshly either, at least in my area. 5y

GingerAntics @Riveted_Reader_Melissa true, it depends on the area and the extent of the abuse. I don‘t get pets being seen as property, either. I‘m sorry, but any living thing that can feel and experience pain as well as emotions is NOT property and never can be property. He or she has a will of his/her own, and if s/he can‘t protect him/herself, then it‘s society‘s responsibility to protect it. Period. 5y

GingerAntics @Riveted_Reader_Melissa We don‘t stand for elder abuse, but the same actions against a child are totally fair game. It‘s sick. The same people who had no problems separating children at the border are crying abuse and cruelty because they can‘t visit their parents/grandparents in nursing homes in the middle of a bloody pandemic. SMH 5y

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arlenefinnigan

We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World | Malala Yousafzai

Next up #SheSaid

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa

We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World | Malala Yousafzai

This one is a bit shorter for weekly sections, so feel free to space it out over the coming weeks and holidays or read ahead if you wish. Today‘s discussion is Malala‘s story, and it‘s a good one to read and remember no one chooses to be a refugee, it is something they are forced to do out of necessity...and that they should not be treated as criminals when they arrive on foreign land, but as people in need of aid.

#SheSaid

vlwelser I haven't read her book yet. I'm probably the only person that hasn't. But I was very drawn in by her story at the beginning of this book. I'm looking forward to reading the stories she selected to add to her own. 5y

tenar I‘m so appreciative that we‘re reading this right now! It helped me put things in perspective after a wild week centered on the US and reminded me of the world of women & girls I want to build solidarity with. Reading The Autobiography of Malcolm X with @Riveted_Reader_Melissa last month, his ultimate realization stuck with me - the struggle for freedom is a global one. We may effect the most change by remembering our sisters around the world. 5y

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tenar @vlwelser If this short version of her story was interesting to you, I bet you‘d really enjoy her book, too. I liked it because not only did I get to know her and her family, she also helped me get to know her homeland. 5y

MallenNC Melissa, your comment was what stuck with me in this section also. That refugees don‘t leave home on a whim, they do it because they have not other choice. The part where they came home the first time and her brothers were so sad to find the chickens they‘d left behind had died was one story that illustrated the pain of leaving without all you‘d like to take. That‘s simplistic, but I keep thinking of it. 5y

MallenNC @tenar This book is an important reminder of the global focus that is needed. As an American it is very easy for me to become so focused on what is happening here without focusing on what others are facing around the world, and how the choices of the US affects everyone for that matter. 5y

KVanRead The election tossed all my reading plans out the window this week, but about to start this right now. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KVanRead It‘s a quick section to read, so it won‘t take you too long. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @MallenNC I understand that. I bought Soboroff‘s book about the “migrants” (really refugees even though we hate to call them that, many are seeking asylum) incarcerated on our southern boarder. I haven‘t read it yet though, but I really need to tackle it soon. It‘s one of the main things I pray a new administration can tackle.

Separated: Inside an American Tragedy

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser I will second @tenar ‘s recommendation. It‘s a very good read. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @tenar Yes, the stories build on each other, the struggle is very universal to all humans....it‘s the empathy we struggle with. 5y

MallenNC @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I have Separated as well but haven‘t read it. I‘ve been very impressed by Jacob Soboroff‘s reporting. I also hope the new administration will work on that. It is shameful and heartbreaking that some of those children‘s parents haven‘t been found. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @MallenNC and that some of those children have been “misplaced” which is a horrible euphemism by the way for lost children that they didn‘t keep track of after they separated them. You have any interest in tackling it together? 5y

Suet624 @tenar ❤️❤️❤️ 5y

MallenNC @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I would definitely read the book with you. Let me know when you might have time for it. (edited) 5y

KVanRead @vlwelser you‘re not the only one — I have yet to read it as well but definitely want to. 5y

KVanRead @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @MallenNC @tenar @vlwelser @Suet624 I‘m also so glad to be reading this now. Her line about how shocking it is the way so many take peace for granted really hit home given the all consuming tail spin of election anxiety I‘ve been living through this past week. Definitely puts that into perspective and makes me realize how lucky I am. It also makes me think how shocking i find it that many Americans don‘t want to extend ... 5y

KVanRead ...that good fortune to anyone else. I also really like what a good job she does of putting the reader in her shoes:—how much I would not want to leave, would tell myself it was temporary, would hate to be a burden, would feel out of place—all very humanizing. This is why we need diversity in stories and storytellers. We see not just the differences in our experiences but the similarities in our feelings and humanity. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @MallenNC I was thinking yet this year, maybe start in late Nov and plan it from there.🤷‍♀️ 5y

MallenNC @Riveted_Reader_Melissa The separations were in the news again today, making me think of the book again. I think I could try to start reading it sometime in the next few weeks. 5y

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa

We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World | Malala Yousafzai

The schedule for our next selection at #SheSaid

It‘s a bit shorter, so if you want to read ahead, or you need to get it back to the library, just jot down a few notes for yourself at the end of each section, so you can remember for discussions throughout the next month.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa
@BarbaraTheBibliophage @tenar @JHgotham @vlwelser @KVanRead @SamAnne @GingerAntics @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @Chab256 @Scochrane26 @Sace @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @Caroline2 @DebinHawaii @Nute
And anyone else who would like to join in 5y

KVanRead Thanks! Looking forward to it!! 5y

MallenNC I just got my copy! 5y

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BarbaraTheBibliophage I think I‘m gonna end of skipping this one. 💙 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @BarbaraTheBibliophage It‘s much shorter than I expected, so that worked out for me. But I understand, for nonfiction November, it‘s been tough concentrating on serious books at the moment. How are you holding up in all the chaos. 5y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I‘m doing okay. And feeling like I can manage heavy nonfiction again. Reading a book about political strong men, one about Parkland and gun rights. And then this for some timely levity.

Hope Rides Again

BarbaraTheBibliophage How are you holding up?? 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @BarbaraTheBibliophage Pretty well. I‘ll admit Tuesday and Wednesday were tough, but yesterday and today much better...even if there is another lawsuit in PA every time I turn around. 5y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Oh I know ... I don‘t ever remember spending soooo much time with election coverage. Of course, I‘d normally be at work. But I‘m glad we have Gov Wolf and Atty General Shapiro on the case. Even if I don‘t trust the state legislature. Hang in there!! 5y

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa

We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World | Malala Yousafzai

Just a reminder that we are planning on reading We Are Displaced in November for #SheSaid

@BarbaraTheBibliophage @tenar @JHgotham @vlwelser @KVanRead @SamAnne @GingerAntics @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @Chab256 @Scochrane26 @Sace @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @squirrelbrain @Caroline2 @DebinHawaii @Nute
And anyone else who would like to join in.

MallenNC I‘m planning to read along again! 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @MallenNC Great! it looks good. 5y

KVanRead Yes! Looking forward to it! 5y

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squirrelbrain Unfortunately I won‘t be able to read along this time Melissa - just letting you know so you don‘t have to tag me. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @squirrelbrain I‘ll remove you...well I should say, I‘ll try my best to remember to remove you. Apologies in advance if I accidentally tag you. 😂 5y

squirrelbrain That‘s fine - I look forward to reading everyone‘s thoughts anyway! 🤣 5y

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa

We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World | Malala Yousafzai

Our #SheSaid read for November will be We Are Displaced.

For anyone interested in joining in, put in any library holds you might need, and just let me know if you would like tagged for this group read in November.

#LitsyHappenings

tenar I won‘t be able to read along in October due to the subject matter, but I‘d love to join back in for November! I enjoyed Malala‘s memoir and am looking forward to reading more from her. Thanks for being so welcoming! ☺️ 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @tenar You are very welcome, I‘ll tag you again when we get to this one then. We just started this reading group, you joined in our first month, so I thought you might be interested in some of the other books. I I tried to pick a range of book types & subject matter, just centering on women writers/about women‘s issues. I expect some will be harder to tackle than others, that‘s why I‘m glad a few people have jumped in to read/discuss them with. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @tenar So please feel free to jump in or out with any books you want. 5y

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KVanRead Looking forward to it.Yes please tag me for this one too 😊 5y

arlenefinnigan Yes please! 5y

tenar @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I didn‘t realize this month was your first! I‘m excited to have bumped into y‘all at the perfect time. I think you‘ve selected three top-tier books for your mission. I‘m so glad that Chanel Miller‘s work exists and people will be able to read it in a positive group setting like yours. 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KVanRead @arlenefinnigan I‘ll make sure to tag you both too! 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @tenar There are a lot of difficult issues coming to the fore right now, issues that we as a society need to examine instead of just burying, but some are sure hard to tackle, especially alone. I‘m glad there are more people telling their stories and writing books. 5y

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Emily92Bibliophile

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While Many stories in this collection are heartbreaking, they are eye opening and powerful. As a nation, we need to be more eager to have empathy for the displaced, give Aide to those seeking refuge, and create a story ofkindness to all, no matter what their skin color. This is a book that will help create that empathy for the oppressed, and one our Nation needs to learn and practice.

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vonnie862

We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World | Malala Yousafzai

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A great book with various voices about displacement.

http://vonniesreadingcorner.blogspot.com/2020/07/review-we-are-displaced.html?m=...

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Lovesbooks87

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Wow... this book has heartbreaking as well as a powerful message. These young woman were forced to leave their homes because of a lot of different reason. But one message that comes across throughout the whole book is how they didn‘t let it get them down and they persevered and made it their mission to help others. I haven‘t read Malala‘s book yet but it will be bumped up my TBR list soon!

Lovesbooks87 #booked2020 : hat/ head covering on cover 6y

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kaleidoscope.reader

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I am sitting in a library. The power has been out for hours. It's dark. It's amazzzzzing📚🙈🥰

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crhealey

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Long weekend Sunday nights...not a piece of grading in sight. Just the Good Place and a library book. #nosundayscaries

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alysonimagines

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In this essay collection, young refugee women from around the world share the hardships of fleeing their home countries. What struck me most is that every girl carries something precious: her faith, her childhood memories, the love of a relative she had to leave behind. All carry fragile hope for a better life, and many carry an abiding love for their country. Fleeing one‘s home is not a choice, unless personal safety is considered a choice.

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Christinak

We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World | Malala Yousafzai

While our home was #virtually untouched, it was clear the army had used the school as a base of operations. Desks were turned on their sides, and chunks of wall were blasted open, just big enough to fit the barrel of a machine gun. Paper was scattered everywhere, and a few cigarette butts had been stamped out on the floor. As we walked from room to room, my father kept shaking his head in disbelief. #virtual #QuotsyMay19

TK-421

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veebib

We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World | Malala Yousafzai

"It never fails to shock me how people take peace for granted. I am grateful for it everyday."

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GypsyKat

We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World | Malala Yousafzai

Exciting news! I still need to read her new book. I think I‘m going to get it on Audible. I love hearing authors read their own books. ❤️

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/teen/the-bn-ya-podcast-malala-yousafzai/?spk...

AnneFindsJoy Thank you for posting this! I‘m excited to learn she has a new book out! ❤️ 7y

GypsyKat @AnneFindsJoy You‘re welcome! 😊 7y

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa

We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World | Malala Yousafzai

I just saw Malala Yousafzai on the View discussing this book, I didn‘t even realize she had a new one out. This is definitely one I‘ll need to look for!
#OnMyRadar

ravenlee A Mighty Girl is doing a giveaway of this one. Their Facebook post today has the link. 7y

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HotCocoaReads

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This book is heartbreaking, and everyone needs to read it. The stories of the girls and women need to be heard so we can truly understand the horrors these refugees faced in their home countries. I actually cried through one of the stories. This is a powerful, eye-opening book. Now what can we do?

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