Red Pencil, The

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Finally, Amira is twelve. She wants to learn to read and write, to set free all the big ideas she finds herself sketching in the sand. But girls like Amira don't go to school. Still, she can't help but hope for something more. Her dreams are pushed aside when the Janjaweed militia storms her small village, shattering life as she knows it. As Amira starts a long journey toward a new life at a refugee camp, she feels her spirit slipping away...until the gift of one red pencil opens her mind - and all kinds of possibilities.