000			02713nam a22002897a 4500
003			OSt
005			20160828055615.0
008			160828b xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
020			_a9780062443878
040			_cACKU
041			_a124
043			_aa-af---
050	0	0	_aHV640.5. _bA28. _cP37 2016
100	1		_aPassarlay, Gulwali.
245	1	0	_aThe lightless sky : _ba twelve-year-old refugee's harrowing escape from Afghanistan and his extraordinary journey across half the world / _cGulwali Passarlay with Nadene Ghouri.
250			_aFirst edition.
300			_aNew York, NY : _bHarperCollins Publishers, _c©2016.
440			_a361 pages : _ncolor illustrations, maps ; _p24 cm.
500			_aAbstract: "A gripping, inspiring, and eye-opening memoir of fortitude and survival--of a twelve-year-old boy's traumatic flight from Afghanistan to the West--that puts a face to one of the most shocking and devastating humanitarian crises of our time."To risk my life had to mean something. Otherwise what was it all for?"In 2006, after his father was killed, Gulwali Passarlay was caught between the Taliban who wanted to recruit him, and the Americans who wanted to use him. To protect her son, Gulwali's mother sent him away. The search for safety would lead the twelve-year-old across eight countries, from the mountains of eastern Afghanistan through Iran and Europe to Britain. Over the course of twelve harrowing months, Gulwali endured imprisonment, hunger, cruelty, brutality, loneliness, and terror--and nearly drowned crossing the Mediterranean Sea. Eventually granted asylum in England, Gulwali was sent to a good school, learned English, won a place at a top university, and was chosen to help carry the Olympic Torch in the 2012 London Games.In The Lightless Sky, Gulwali recalls his remarkable experience and offers a firsthand look at one of the most pressing issues of our time: the modern refugee crisis--the worst displacement of millions of men, women, and children in generations. Few, like Gulwali, make it to a country that offers the chance of freedom and opportunity. A celebration of courage and determination, The Lightless Sky is a poignant account of an exceptional human being who is today an ardent advocate of democracy--and a reminder of our responsibilities to those caught in terrifying and often deadly circumstances beyond their control"--
546			_a124
650		0	_aRefugees _z Afghanistan.
650		0	_aReturn migration _z Afghanistan.
650		0	_aRefugee children _z Afghanistan.
650		0	_aPolitical refugees _x Biography. _z Afghanistan
650		0	_aRefugees, Services for _z Afghanistan _x International cooperation.
942			_2lcc _cMON
999			_c36351 _d36351