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Wherever I Go by Mary Wagley Copp
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Wherever I Go

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Narrator Charon Normand-Widmer

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Length 14 minutes
Language English
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Of all her friends, Abia has been at the Shimelba Refugee Camp the longest—seven years, four months, and sixteen days. Papa says that’s too long and they need a forever home. Until then, though, Abia has something important to do. Be a queen.

Sometimes she’s a noisy queen, banging on her drum as she and Mama wait in the long line for rice to cook for dinner. Sometimes she’s a quiet queen, cuddling her baby cousin to sleep while Auntie is away collecting firewood. And sometimes, when Papa talks hopefully of their future forever home, Abia is a little nervous. Forever homes are in strange and faraway places—will she still be a queen?

Filled with hope, love, and respect, Wherever I Go is a timely tribute to the strength and courage of refugees around the world.

Mary Wagley Copp has worked for many years in the refugee-resettlement community. The producer of an Emmy Award-winning documentary on refugee resettlement, she has also taught in Ecuador, organized communities in Appalachia, and served as the executive director of two nonprofit organizations. When not writing, she teaches ESL to newcomers in her community. She currently resides with her husband and their puppy in Westport, Massachusetts.

Charon Normand-Widmer is an anthropologist with a background in biology. When not reading textbooks for fun, she likes to spend her time hiking in the woods or dancing.

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This story captures the unequivocal joy of childhood even in the midst of refugee status and resettlement. Expand reviews
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