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Barsakh

by Simon Stranger

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Emilie pareciera ser una chica como cualquiera, preocupada por su aspecto, por las calorías, por el ejercicio. Sin embargo, para ella la comida representa una lucha constante todos los días y ya es difícil ocultárselo a sus padres. Samuel es un chico de Ghana que se embarca en un peligroso viaje para llegar a Europa, encontrar trabajo y enviar algo de dinero a su familia. Eso es lo que hacen todos los chicos de su edad para dejar atrás la pobreza y encontrar un mejor futuro; incluso si para ello tienen que arriesgar la vida. El destino de ambos se entrecruzará durante las vacaciones familiares de Emilie en la isla de Gran Canaria. Descubre hasta dónde los llevará su amistad en esta historia.  Emilie comes across as an ordinary girl; she worries about her looks, calories, and exercise. However, for her, food represents an everyday struggle, and it's becoming difficult to hide it from her parents. Samuel is a young man from Ghana that embarks on a perilous journey to reach Europe, find work, and send money to his family. It's what all of the boys his age do to leave poverty behind and forge a better future. They take the risk, knowing it could cost them their lives. Destiny forges a joint path between these two youths, while Emilie's family is vacationing in the Gran Canary Island. Discover how their friendship will bind them together.… (more)
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"Ett möte mellan två världar. Om femton år gamla Emilie från Norge och arton år gamla Samuel från Ghana. Emilie är på semester med sin familj på Kanarieöarna och på en joggingtur ser hon en grupp afrikanska båtflyktingar. Människor som har offrat allt för ett nytt och bättre liv i Europa. En av flyktingarna är Samuel. Snart kommer deras vägar att korsas och deras liv att förändras för alltid"
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Emilie pareciera ser una chica como cualquiera, preocupada por su aspecto, por las calorías, por el ejercicio. Sin embargo, para ella la comida representa una lucha constante todos los días y ya es difícil ocultárselo a sus padres. Samuel es un chico de Ghana que se embarca en un peligroso viaje para llegar a Europa, encontrar trabajo y enviar algo de dinero a su familia. Eso es lo que hacen todos los chicos de su edad para dejar atrás la pobreza y encontrar un mejor futuro; incluso si para ello tienen que arriesgar la vida. El destino de ambos se entrecruzará durante las vacaciones familiares de Emilie en la isla de Gran Canaria. Descubre hasta dónde los llevará su amistad en esta historia.  Emilie comes across as an ordinary girl; she worries about her looks, calories, and exercise. However, for her, food represents an everyday struggle, and it's becoming difficult to hide it from her parents. Samuel is a young man from Ghana that embarks on a perilous journey to reach Europe, find work, and send money to his family. It's what all of the boys his age do to leave poverty behind and forge a better future. They take the risk, knowing it could cost them their lives. Destiny forges a joint path between these two youths, while Emilie's family is vacationing in the Gran Canary Island. Discover how their friendship will bind them together.

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