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Dance of the Banished


No. of pages 240

Published: 2014

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Great for age 12-18 years

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Ali and his fiancee Zeynep dream about leaving their home in Anatolia and building a new life together in Canada. But their homeland is controlled by the Turkish government, which is on the brink of war with Britain and Russia. And although Ali finds passage to Canada to work, he is forced to leave Zeynep behind until he can earn enough to bring her out to join him. When the First World War breaks out and Canada joins Britain, Ali is declared an enemy alien. Unable to convince his captors that he is a refugee from an oppressive regime, he is thrown in an internment camp where he must count himself lucky to have a roof over his head and food to eat. Meanwhile, Zeynep is a horrified witness to the suffering of her Christian Armenian neighbours under the Young Turk revolutionary forces. Caught in a country that is destroying its own people, she is determined to save a precious few. But if her plan succeeds, will Zeynep still find a way to cross the ocean to search out Ali? And if she does, will he still be waiting for her?

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Junior Library Guild. It was recognised by the Best Books for Kids & Teens. It also was recognised in the Historical Fiction category by the Geoffrey Bilson Award. It was recognised by the Usbby Oustanding International Books. Also it was recognised by the White Raven Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 12-15 years.

There are 240 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by Pajama Press .

Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch's award-winning books for young people include Last Airlift, a Red Cedar Information Book Award winner and OLA Red Maple Honour Book. Its sequel, One Step at a Time, won the OLA Silver Birch Non-Fiction Award. Her YA novel Dance of the Banished is a Junior Library Guild Selection for 2015. In 2008, in recognition of her outstanding achievement in the development Ukraine's culture, Marsha was awarded the Order of Princess Olha. She lives in Brantford, Ontario.

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Geoffrey Bilson Award
This book was recognised in the Historical Fiction category by the Geoffrey Bilson Award.

Junior Library Guild
This book was recognised by the Junior Library Guild.

Best Books For Kids & Teens
This book was recognised by the Best Books for Kids & Teens.

White Raven Award
This book was recognised by the White Raven Award.

Usbby Oustanding International Books
This book was recognised by the Usbby Oustanding International Books.

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