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Subhi is a refugee who has spent his entire life inside an Australian permanent detention center, the place where his mother and sister fled violence from a distant homeland. Though confinement has shaped his daily reality, Subhi’s imagination opens other worlds each night. The magical Night Sea, a place his mother narrates to him, gifts him marvelous experiences. In this realm faraway whales sing, and birds share their own tales, offering Subhi glimpses of freedom and connection beyond the fences that surround his life.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Zana Fraillon
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