A hopeful and timely picture book about a spirited little girl living in a refugee camp.
Of all her friends, Abia has been at the Shimelba Refugee Camp the longest--seven years, four months, and sixteen days.
Papa says that's too long and they need a forever home.
Until then, though, Abia has something important to do.
Be a queen.
Sometimes she's a noisy queen, banging on her drum as she and Mama wait in the long line for rice to cook for dinner.
Sometimes she's a quiet queen, .
Atheneum Books Wherever i go, hardcover/mary wagley copp
