Unnatural Resources

Unnatural Resources
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Publisher : Permanent Press (NY)
Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : 1579626408
ISBN-13 : 9781579626402
Rating : 4/5 (402 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Unnatural Resources by : Mindy Uhrlaub

Download or read book Unnatural Resources written by Mindy Uhrlaub and published by Permanent Press (NY). This book was released on 2020-11-30 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When her Congolese village is destroyed by an invading militia group, eleven-year-old Therese is injured and outcast. Stranded with only her little brother's best friend in a war-torn jungle, she is forced to make a choice: lie down and become another victim of the war or stand up and survive. Desperate to find her mother and beloved brother, Felix, she uses her greatest gift, her knowledge of English, to navigate the vast web of humanitarian aid groups. Along the way, she meets the charismatic one-legged teenager, Robert, who takes her on an adventure with a film crew which becomes her lifeline back home. Luna, Therese's mother, has been taken as a slave and concubine to the handsome and evil leader of the militia, The General. In a harrowing act of bravery, she uses her own knowledge of languages to make the difficult choice to escape into the mountainous jungle. In her struggle to reunite with Therese and Felix, some of the least likely people become her friends. With its themes of women's empowerment, Unnatural Resources is a stunning and unflinchingly brutal redefinition of the meaning of family. This book tells the story of a young Congolese girl who becomes a symbol of hope in the worst place in the world to be female.


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