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How Dare the Sun Rise
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Overview
How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child is a 2017 memoir by Sandra Uwiringiyimana. It recounts Sandra’s life in the volatile Democratic Republic of the Congo, her immigration to America, and her dedication to activism. This nonfiction autobiography is the winner of multiple awards, including the New York Public Library’s Best Books for Teens; Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best Books for Teens: Nonfiction; and Bank Street’s 2018 Best Books of the Year.
This guide is based on the Katherine Tegen Books 2018 reprint edition.
Plot Summary
When she was 10 years old, Sandra and her family fled from their idyllic home in Uvira, a small city in the Congo, and went to a refugee camp in Burundi. Sandra’s entire tribe, the Banyamulenge, was under siege by Congolese soldiers. The army was determined to drive the itinerant tribe of Rwandan origin from the country. The Banyamulenge people were under attack since the 1880s, when the Belgians colonized the region, and were frequently forced to move as a mode of survival.
Life at the refugee camp was dull most of the time and then harrowing in other moments, such as when Sandra had to fight with other refugees just to obtain water.
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