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Walter, Jon

Close to the Wind

292 pp. | Scholastic/Fickling | June, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-0-545-81662-5 $17.99
(2) 4-6 Young Malik escapes from an unnamed war-torn country and grows up quickly in the company of older boys on the refugee ship. Once Malik arrives in the New World, he is adopted--but now that he is safe, Malik falls apart emotionally. Walter tells this suspenseful displacement story with restraint, the accumulation of small, concrete details in each scene sustaining tension.
Reviewer: Sarah Ellis | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2015

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