Over a Thousand Hills I Walk with You [electronic resource]
Jansen, Hanna2006
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Before one fateful April day, Jeanne lived the life of a typical Rwandan girl. She fought with her little sister, went to school, and teased her brother. Then, in one horrifying night, everything changed. Political troubles unleashed a torrent of violence upon the Tutsi ethnic group. Jeanne’s family, all Tutsis, fled their home and tried desperately to reach safety. They—along with nearly 1 million others—did not survive. The only survivor of her family’s massacre, Jeanne witnessed unspeakable acts. But through courage, wits, and sheer force of will, she survived. Based on a true story, this haunting novel by Jeanne’s adoptive mother makes unforgettably real the events of the 1994 Rwandan genocide as one family experienced it. Jeanne’s story is a tribute to the human spirit and its capacity to heal.
Main title:
Over a Thousand Hills I Walk with You [electronic resource] / Hanna Jansen
Author:
Jansen, Hanna, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Lerner Publishing Group, 2006
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Audience:
Reading grade level: 3-4
Biography/History:
Hanna Jansen was born in Diepholz, Germany, in 1946. For twenty years she worked as a teacher of Art, German Language, and Literature and wrote lesson units and texts for a large textbook publisher. Her first novel for young adults was published in 2000. Ever since, Hanna's books have been translated into many languages. Her novel Over a Thousand Hills I Walk with You—about the genocide in Rwanda—received several awards in Germany and abroad. Hanna lives with her husband and thirteen children from all over the world—most of them African orphans—in Siegburg, Germany, near Cologne.
Awards:
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Young Adult Library Services Association)
ISBN:
9780822565390
Language:
English
BRN:
2463831