Child+of+Dandelions

=__**C﻿hild of Dandelions **__= ===﻿ ﻿ ﻿This book is Amazing, with a capital A!!!!!!!!! I love this book. It is on my favorite list, at the top!!!!! It is one of the best books I have ever read!!!!! ===
 * Shenaaz Nanji **
 * Historical/Realistic Fiction **
 * Uganda, 1972 **
 * Sabine, Mother, Father, Grandfather, Uncle, Zena, Lalita **

Sabine is ﻿a 15 year Indian girl. She lives in Uganda with her Mother, Father, Grandfather, Uncle, and Little Brother. When Ugandan President, Idi Amin, calls for all foriegn Indians to leave, Sabine and her family are given hard times, although they are citizens of Uganda. Sabine must go through desperate times and desperate measures. People are disappearing, including her dear Uncle. Sabine must deal with the raids, harsh soldiers, and her stubborn Father and worried Mother, all while searching for her Uncle.

Sabine and her family have tried to ignore all of the attacks and threats. But one attack forces her Father to escape and leave the country. Her Father is not able to take his passport along, so her Mother must accompany him on a journey with thei﻿r passports. Meanwhile, Sabine`s Indian neighbor, Lalita, takes care of Sabine and her brother. Her grandfather also takes care of them. They must get citizenship cards in order to stay in their beloved Uganda. In doing so, Sabine upsets a soldier. In return, the soldier tears up her little brother`s passport. They are all unable to become citizens.

Sabine talks to her Mother on the phone and asks permission to apply for refugee status. When her Mother agrees, Sabine is overjoyed. So Sabine, Lalita, her little brother, and her grandfather set out on a journey to Entebbe Airport. There she and her brother will fly to Canada to become refugees with her parents. Sabine and her family make it safely to Canada. And they are glad of that!!!!! 

**!!!!!!!READ THE BOOK!!!!!!! ﻿ **
=Evaluation = I absoulutely LOVED this book. It was fantastic because of the great details and the surprising twists and turns while still being able to predict a little bit. This book is heartfelt of what people were having to go through."Child of Dandelions" really makes you stop and think about what you have and makes you really thankful for it. I tried to read it in all of my freetime. Even if I only had a second, I had to know what happened next. I totally recommend this book to anyone who is willing to read it!!

=Links = ===Here is a **[| link]to the wikipedia article about Idi Amin. **=== ===**I chose this as a link because I find it interesting to learn on the side about some of the characters in the books I`ve read. It helps me understand the book better. In this case, I was curious about Idi Amin. Although in the book it mentions him as the president of Uganda in the 1970`s, I wanted to know a little more about the other actions he took as president. I hope you enjoy it. **=== ===**Here is a [|link]to the wikipedia article about Uganda. **===

===<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">I chose this as a link because I always like to know a little bit about the setting in the book I`m reading. In this case, Sabine is traveling all over Uganda. She travels to places like Kampala and Entebbe Airport. I wondered where they were. I also wondered a little bit about Uganda`s history. I hope you enjoy this link. ===

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