This is a quick, engrossing read. Viola, the main character, faces huge challenges but manages to develop inner strength and supportive friendships. I learned a lot about South Sudan, but I still have a lot of questions about it, too. I'll have to do further research to get my questions answered.

This book is part of the www.imyourneighborportland.org project

This slender, powerful novel in verse tells the tale of Viola, a Sudanese refugee as she and her family flee from their home in Juba to Cairo then Portland, Maine.