Parent Guide > Diary of a Teenage Refugee
Welcome to the parent guide for this text! Read below to find out about what your child is reading in class and how you can support him/her at home.
This week in class, we’re reading "Diary of a Teenage Refugee" by Amira.
This account comes from a 16-year-old Syrian girl named Amira and details the past three years of her life in a refugee camp in the neighboring country of Lebanon.
As we read, we will be discussing the themes of Community and War & Peace as they relate to the text. We are trying to answer these big questions :
"How are we changed by war?" and "How are communities formed?"
Ways to support your child:
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Ask your child about this non-fiction - general at home:
- What was "Diary of a Teenage Refugee" about?
- What did you learn about Community?
- What did you learn about War & Peace?
- Watch the following clips with your child at home: