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Little warrior
- Title
- Little warrior / Giuseppe Catozzella ; translated by Anne Milano Appel.
- Author
- Catozzella, Giuseppe
- Publication
- London Faber & Faber, 2016.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 16-4025 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Appel, Anne Milano
- Description
- 250 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
- Summary
- A heartbreaking novel, inspired by a true story, about a Somali girl who is willing to sacrifice everything to fulfill her dream of becoming a champion runner. Little Warrior is based on the life of Samia Omar, a girl who grows up in war-torn Somalia determined to be a world-class sprinter. She sleeps with a photo of Mo Farah by her bed, trains hard despite the violence and prejudice around her, and makes the national team. But with the war encroaching on their family, her sister is forced to make the treacherous journey to Europe by boat. Samia, scared for her life and for her dreams, decides to join her, which means putting her life in the hands of traffickers...
- Uniform Title
- Non dirmi che hai paura. English
- Alternative Title
- Non dirmi che hai paura.
- Don't tell me you're afraid.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Biographical fiction.
- Note
- First published in the USA as Don't tell me you're afraid by Penguin Press.
- Language (note)
- Translated from the Italian.
- Call Number
- JFD 16-4025
- ISBN
- 9780571322688 (pbk)
- 0571322689 (pbk)
- OCLC
- 948825499
- Author
- Catozzella, Giuseppe, author.
- Title
- Little warrior / Giuseppe Catozzella ; translated by Anne Milano Appel.
- Publisher
- London Faber & Faber, 2016.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Language
- Translated from the Italian.
- Added Author
- Appel, Anne Milano, translator.
- Added Title
- Don't tell me you're afraid.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 16-4025