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These short bios on the inside back cover of the book reveal that both writer Shikha Tripathi and illustrator Ogin Nayam are daydreamers. Together they have recreated the real story of young Tine Mena who worked with determination to make her dream of climbing mountains come true. Even as the story salutes Tine’s achievements, it touches your heart. It will inspire anyone who reads it, anytime.
This story about refugees highlights their painful journey of losing home and hope, of living with several uncertainties without family, familiar neighborhoods, known cultures. The refugees are often left questioning where they belong. The illustrations add beautifully to the story and support the questions it raises about the meaning of home and hope, of belonging and being.