Samira Surfs

𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗿𝗮 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗳𝘀 – 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟯 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲

This is a wonderful novel-in-verse that deals with the Rohingya refugee crisis. Samira’s journey from Burma to Bangladesh by river and her life at Cox’s Bazar at Chittagong Division of Bangladesh, is a must-read for children in South/South-East Asia because this is set literally in our backyard. For students in other parts of the world, this book is an important window to the world. What sets it apart is that unlike many refugee stories, this isn’t one where the US is the ultimate destination.

My favourite lines:

“𝘌𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴

𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴

𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘴

𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴.

𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘳.”