Maison Rouge: memories of a childhood in war
Leila Liliane Juma
Publisher Tradewind Books
Publication date: Jan 7 2020
Language English
Product Dimensions: 15.2 x 1 x 22.9 cm
Shipping Weight: 181 g
Book length: 126
ISBN-10 1926890302
ISBN-13 978-1926890302
Leila Liliane Juma was 16 years old when her family home in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was destroyed by rebel soldiers. In this gut—wretching memoir, she gives an account of her life before and after her family was torn apart by the twin nightmares of civil war and invasion. Sincere and revealing, it gives a moving account of a young girl’s journey from a protected and secure family life, through a series of brutal conflicts that saw her father murdered and her former life utterly destroyed. Maison Rouge is a story of war, and unspeakable loss. It is also the story of survival. Eventually, through the United Nations refugee program, Leila and her family were finally able to relocate to Canada.
About the Author
Leila Liliane Juma grew up in Uvira, a city in the western Congo on the shore of Lake Tanganyika near the border with Burundi. Her life as a young girl was brutally disrupted by the wars in Burundi (1993), Rwanda (1994), and the Congo (1994—1997), finally forcing her family to flee to Tanzania. After some time in a refugee protection camp, Leila, her Maman, and her sisters and brothers immigrated to Canada. Leila now lives in Vancouver, where she works as a Women’s Support Worker. She is fluent in three languages: Swahili, French, and English.
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The Adventure of Moïse and the Animals
Leila Liliane Juma
ISBN: 978-0-9920137-3-8
E-book /92pg/8×9/ $12.95
Pub Date: January / 2014
Availability: In stock
Publisher Tradewind Books
Publication date: Jan 7 2020
Language English
Product Dimensions: 15.2 x 1 x 22.9 cm
Shipping Weight: 181 g
Book length: 126
ISBN-10 1926890302
ISBN-13 978-1926890302
Based on a true story, this is a tale of a boy whose passion and love for animals makes him treat them as his friends. Little Moïse was going to celebrate his fifth birthday and, just like his birthday every year before, his entire family was involved in preparing big elaborate gifts to surprise him. This year, his birthday was very unique and unusual because on his celebration night, Moïse’s elder sister gave him a wonderful birthday gift: She offered him an extraordinarily funny account of “the Jungleman and his encounter with the green Snake, the lucky Frog, the lost Lion and the frightened Zebra.”
This tale inspired Moïse to dream of his upcoming summer holiday trip to Africa. Little Moïse and his siblings decided to travel to Africa to visit their father. There, they had an adventure and experienced life differently than the usual Canadian culture, environment, people, animal and nature. They saw animals in a zoo and Moïse’s extreme love for animals grew. He also became attached to the wild animals that he encountered and experienced with his family on their adventure in Africa. Moïse and his family had a good visit until one evening, close to the end of their trip, when Moïse befriended an animal that may not want to be his friend.
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