Good morning, hope : a true story of refugee twin sisters and their triumph over war, poverty, and heartbreak /
Zalli, Argita,
Good morning, hope : a true story of refugee twin sisters and their triumph over war, poverty, and heartbreak / Argita and Detina Zalli. - 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Author's note -- PART ONE. ALBANIA: Chaos -- Don't shoot us -- Nowhere safe -- Holdup -- Guns and grudges -- Narrow escapes -- Making new plans -- Nip and tuck -- Snags and secrets -- Farewells -- Flight from Albania -- Ciao, Italia -- Milan -- Ce N'est Pus Juste -- No choice -- A third chance -- PART TWO. ENGLAND: Refugees in England -- Our new family -- Believe and hold on -- A dream come true -- Where the hell is Albania? -- "Do not fight!" -- Home: Albania or England? -- Breadwinning -- Surprises -- Nothing is greater than love -- Missing in action -- A real-life test -- The hope of morning -- Acknowledgments -- Photo album -- About the authors.
"Born in poverty-stricken Albania, twin sisters Argita and Detina Zalli always dreamed of becoming doctors. Their parents scrimped and sacrificed, committed to giving them a better life. But then the unthinkable happened. In 1997, the government collapsed, plunging the country into anarchy and civil war. The twins' dream unraveled along with their homeland. Their parents had to find a way to leave and save their daughters' futures--not to mention their very lives. It took over two years for the Zalli family to escape. After several dangerous attempts, they finally made it to England, where the thirteen-year-old twins believed everything would be much better. They soon found out otherwise. Now refugees, with little more than the clothes on their backs, the girls were mercilessly bullied and constantly afraid they would be sent back to Albania and their parents would be sent to jail. Still, the twins persevered and learned how to navigate their harsh new reality. When tragedy struck yet again, threatening what they held most dear, the girls had to come to terms with the high price they had all paid to survive. In GOOD MORING, hope, Argita and Detina share their harrowing story of courage and resilience. It was the strength of their family, particularly the sister's unbreakable bond as twins, that nurtured and sustained them throughout their perilous ordeal."--Jacket flap.
9781954861053 1954861052 1954861060 9781954861060
2022949610
Zalli, Argita.
Zalli, Detina.
Women refugees--Biography.
Albanians--England--Biography.
Twins--Biography.
Women scientists--Biography.
Autobiographies.
Young adult nonfiction.
Good morning, hope : a true story of refugee twin sisters and their triumph over war, poverty, and heartbreak / Argita and Detina Zalli. - 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Author's note -- PART ONE. ALBANIA: Chaos -- Don't shoot us -- Nowhere safe -- Holdup -- Guns and grudges -- Narrow escapes -- Making new plans -- Nip and tuck -- Snags and secrets -- Farewells -- Flight from Albania -- Ciao, Italia -- Milan -- Ce N'est Pus Juste -- No choice -- A third chance -- PART TWO. ENGLAND: Refugees in England -- Our new family -- Believe and hold on -- A dream come true -- Where the hell is Albania? -- "Do not fight!" -- Home: Albania or England? -- Breadwinning -- Surprises -- Nothing is greater than love -- Missing in action -- A real-life test -- The hope of morning -- Acknowledgments -- Photo album -- About the authors.
"Born in poverty-stricken Albania, twin sisters Argita and Detina Zalli always dreamed of becoming doctors. Their parents scrimped and sacrificed, committed to giving them a better life. But then the unthinkable happened. In 1997, the government collapsed, plunging the country into anarchy and civil war. The twins' dream unraveled along with their homeland. Their parents had to find a way to leave and save their daughters' futures--not to mention their very lives. It took over two years for the Zalli family to escape. After several dangerous attempts, they finally made it to England, where the thirteen-year-old twins believed everything would be much better. They soon found out otherwise. Now refugees, with little more than the clothes on their backs, the girls were mercilessly bullied and constantly afraid they would be sent back to Albania and their parents would be sent to jail. Still, the twins persevered and learned how to navigate their harsh new reality. When tragedy struck yet again, threatening what they held most dear, the girls had to come to terms with the high price they had all paid to survive. In GOOD MORING, hope, Argita and Detina share their harrowing story of courage and resilience. It was the strength of their family, particularly the sister's unbreakable bond as twins, that nurtured and sustained them throughout their perilous ordeal."--Jacket flap.
9781954861053 1954861052 1954861060 9781954861060
2022949610
Zalli, Argita.
Zalli, Detina.
Women refugees--Biography.
Albanians--England--Biography.
Twins--Biography.
Women scientists--Biography.
Autobiographies.
Young adult nonfiction.