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100 1  Passarlay, Gulwali,|eauthor. 
245 14 The lightless sky :|ba twelve-year-old refugee's 
       extraordinary journey across half the world /|cGulwali 
       Passarlay with Nadene Ghouri. 
250    First HarperCollins paperback edition. 
264  1 New York|bHarperOne,|c2017. 
264  4 |c©2016. 
300    361 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :|billustrations, 
       map, portraits ;|c21 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
336    still image|bsti|2rdacontent 
336    cartographic image|bcri|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
520    "A gripping, inspiring, and eye-opening memoir of 
       fortitude and survival--of a twelve-year-old boy's 
       traumatic flight from Afghanistan to the West--that puts a
       face to one of the most shocking and devastating 
       humanitarian crises of our time."To risk my life had to 
       mean something. Otherwise what was it all for?"In 2006, 
       after his father was killed, Gulwali Passarlay was caught 
       between the Taliban who wanted to recruit him, and the 
       Americans who wanted to use him. To protect her son, 
       Gulwali's mother sent him away. The search for safety 
       would lead the twelve-year-old across eight countries, 
       from the mountains of eastern Afghanistan through Iran and
       Europe to Britain. Over the course of twelve harrowing 
       months, Gulwali endured imprisonment, hunger, cruelty, 
       brutality, loneliness, and terror--and nearly drowned 
       crossing the Mediterranean Sea. Eventually granted asylum 
       in England, Gulwali was sent to a good school, learned 
       English, won a place at a top university, and was chosen 
       to help carry the Olympic Torch in the 2012 London 
       Games.In The Lightless Sky, Gulwali recalls his remarkable
       experience and offers a firsthand look at one of the most 
       pressing issues of our time: the modern refugee crisis--
       the worst displacement of millions of men, women, and 
       children in generations. Few, like Gulwali, make it to a 
       country that offers the chance of freedom and opportunity.
       A celebration of courage and determination, The Lightless 
       Sky is a poignant account of an exceptional human being 
       who is today an ardent advocate of democracy--and a 
       reminder of our responsibilities to those caught in 
       terrifying and often deadly circumstances beyond their 
       control"-- 
600 10 Passarlay, Gulwali. 
650  0 Refugees|zAfghanistan|vBiography. 
650  0 Afghans|zGreat Britain|vBiography. 
650  0 Refugees|zGreat Britain|vBiography. 
650  0 Political refugees|zAfghanistan|vBiography. 
700 1  Ghouri, Nadene,|d1975-|eauthor. 
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