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"When war threatens their home, Idriss and his mother must flee. He clutches his lucky charm--a single marble-- throughout their journey, walking over hazardous terrain, crawling under barbed wire, and sailing on a fragile little boat. Will the marble's luck help them avoid capture and bring them to the safety of a new world?"--
Themes
Genres: Fiction
Categories: Oppression & Resilience
Settings: Africa
Ethnicity: Unspecified
Immigration: Immigrant/Migrant
Gender: Boy/Man, Girl/Woman
Race/Culture: Black/African/African American, White/European American/Caucasian
Character Prominence: Dominant Main, Secondary