"Based on a true story. On a freezing cold winter night, nine-year-old
Konisola and her mother step off a plane in Canada, having left
Nigeria with nothing but the clothes on their backs. They are running
for their lives, having lived under the threat of violence from a
controlling family member. Soon after they land, disaster
strikes—Konisola's mother is hospitalized and Konisola is forced to
fend for herself in a strange country with no family and no friends.
Will she be allowed to stay in Canada as a refugee, or will she and
her mother be sent back across the ocean? This is a story of bravery
and determination, of loss, and of generosity and good will that paved
the way for a new family"—Provided by publisher.
