num_pages: 116
description: Marie is almost thirteen years old. Her friend Joseph is fourteen. Before their next birthdays, their lives as they know them, will cease to exist. Imagine waking up tomorrow to find that everything in your life has changed. your home, your school, your friends - everthing. One day you are racing home from school, the next. . . This beautiful book is a wonderfully written, perceptive and sensitive exploration of the plight of young people trapped in conflcit. Piasecki's account of young Joseph and Marie's journey from everyday life of home and school will inspire discussion and thought in young people no matter what their state of life. With a foreword by Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
language: English
title: Marie: In the Shadow of the Lion
titlecomplete: Marie: In the Shadow of the Lion
characters: Agnes, Marie Ngonga, Mr. Alazzar, Joseph the Porter
ratings_count: 15
publisher: United Nations: Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs