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    Alek's New School
    Alek's New School
    Alek's New School
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    Alek's New School

    By Tina Kuek

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    This book tells the story of Alek, a six-year-old girl who is forced to leave her home country when her school is destroyed. Alek and her mother travel to Australia in search of a new school and a better life. Alek’s New School helps start the conversation about the refugee experience and promotes healthy communication on this very difficult and very real topic that affects children worldwide.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris AU
    Release dateDec 9, 2021
    ISBN9781669885375
    Alek's New School
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    Tina Kuek

    Tina Kuek is a human rights advocate with experience working with refugees, asylum seekers and migrants at non-profit organisations and at the United Nations. Tina also has personal experience having fled from war-torn South Sudan at two months old. Her family moved to Nigeria and Kenya, before settling in Australia. The story in Alek’s New School is inspired by her real-life experiences. She has dedicated this book to her mother, Elizabeth Alek Majok.

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      Great illustrations and story, Tina. Congratulations, very well done! ?

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