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Prizewinning journalist and coauthor of the smash New York Times bestseller I Am Malala Christina Lamb now tells the inspiring true story of another remarkable young hero: Nujeen Mustafa, a teenager born with cerebral palsy, whose harrowing journey from war-ravaged Syria to Germany in a wheelchair is a breathtaking tale of fortitude, grit, and hope that lends a face to the greatest humanitarian issue of our time--?the Syrian refugee crisis.For millions around the globe, sixteen-year-old Nujeen Mustafa embodies the best of the human spirit. Confined to a wheelchair because of her cerebral palsy and denied formal schooling in Syria due to her illness, Nujeen taught herself English by watching American soap operas. When her small town became the epicenter of the brutal fight between ISIS militants and US-backed Kurdish troops in 2014, she and her family were forced to flee. Despite her physical limitations, Nujeen embarked on the arduous trek to safety and a new life. The grueling sixteen-month odyssey by foot, boat, and bus took her across Turkey and the Mediterranean to Greece, through Macedonia to Serbia and Hungary, and finally to Germany. Yet in spite of the tremendous physical hardship she endured, Nujeen's extraordinary optimism never wavered. Refusing to give in to despair or see herself as a passive victim, she kept her head high. As she told a BBC reporter, ?You should fight to get what you want in this world.? Nujeen's positivity and resolve infuse this unforgettable story of one young woman determined to make a better life for herself. Told by acclaimed British foreign correspondent Christina Lamb, Nujeen is a unique and powerful memoir that gives voice to the Syrian refugee crisis, offering a vision of hope and inspiration from unlikely circumstances.

Prizewinning journalist and coauthor of the smash New York Times bestseller I Am Malala Christina Lamb now tells the inspiring true story of another remarkable young hero: Nujeen Mustafa, a teenager born with cerebral palsy, whose harrowing journey from war-ravaged Syria to Germany in a wheelchair is a breathtaking tale of fortitude, grit, and hope that lends a face to the greatest humanitarian issue of our time--?the Syrian refugee crisis.For millions around the globe, sixteen-year-old Nujeen Mustafa embodies the best of the human spirit. Confined to a wheelchair because of her cerebral palsy and denied formal schooling in Syria due to her illness, Nujeen taught herself English by watching American soap operas. When her small town became the epicenter of the brutal fight between ISIS militants and US-backed Kurdish troops in 2014, she and her family were forced to flee. Despite her physical limitations, Nujeen embarked on the arduous trek to safety and a new life. The grueling sixteen-month odyssey by foot, boat, and bus took her across Turkey and the Mediterranean to Greece, through Macedonia to Serbia and Hungary, and finally to Germany. Yet in spite of the tremendous physical hardship she endured, Nujeen's extraordinary optimism never wavered. Refusing to give in to despair or see herself as a passive victim, she kept her head high. As she told a BBC reporter, ?You should fight to get what you want in this world.? Nujeen's positivity and resolve infuse this unforgettable story of one young woman determined to make a better life for herself. Told by acclaimed British foreign correspondent Christina Lamb, Nujeen is a unique and powerful memoir that gives voice to the Syrian refugee crisis, offering a vision of hope and inspiration from unlikely circumstances.

La galardonada periodista y el coautora del best seller del New York Times I Am Malala, Christina Lamb, ahora narra la inspiradora historia real de otra extraordinaria joven héroe: Nujeen Mustafa, una adolescente que nació con parálisis cerebral, cuyo agotador viaje en una silla de ruedas desde Siria asolada por la guerra a Alemania es una impresionante historia de fortaleza, firmeza y esperanza que pone rostro a la crisis humanitaria más grande de nuestro tiempo, la crisis de refugiados sirios. Para millones de personas alrededor del mundo, Nujeen Mustafa de 16 años, encarna lo mejor del espíritu humano. Confinada a una silla de ruedas a causa de su parálisis cerebral y rechazada por el Sistema escolar formal en Siria debido a su enfermedad, Nujeen aprendió inglés por si misma viendo telenovelas americanas. En 2014 cuando su pequeña ciudad se convirtió en el epicentro de la lucha brutal entre militantes de ISIS y las tropas kurdas apoyadas por Estados Unidos, ella y su familia se vieron obligadas a huir. A pesar de sus limitaciones físicas, Nujeen se embarcó en la ardua caminata a la seguridad y a una vida nueva. La extenuante odisea de 16 meses a pie, en autobús y en barco la llevó a través de Turquía y el Mediterráneo, a Grecia, a través de Macedonia a Serbia y Hungría, y finalmente, a Alemania. Sin embargo, a pesar de las tremendas penurias físicas que padecía, el extraordinario optimism de Nujeen nunca vaciló. Se niega a ceder ante la desesperación o a verse a sí misma como una víctima pasiva, ella mantuvo su cabeza en alto. Como dijo a un reportero de la BBC, «debe luchar para conseguir lo que desea en este mundo». La positividad de Nujeen hace de esta inolvidable historia de una joven decidida a hacer una vida mejor para sí misma de lesctura obligatoria. Narrada por la aclamada corresponsal extranjero británico Christina Lamb, Nujeen es una memoria poderosa y única que da voz a las crisis de refugiados sirios, que nos ayuda a comprender que el mundo debe cambiar y ofrece la inspiración para hacerlo realidad.

Previously published as 'Nujeen'The story that is inspiring the world.Read about Nujeen who escaped the hell of war in Aleppo and travelled to Europe in a wheelchair.'She is our hero. Everyone must read her story. She will inspire you' MALALA YOUSAFZAINujeen Mustafa has cerebral palsy and cannot walk. This did not stop her braving inconceivable odds to travel in her wheelchair from Syria in search of a new life. Sharing her full story for the first time, Nujeen recounts the details of her childhood and disability, as well as the specifics of her harrowing journey across the Mediterranean to Greece and finally to Germany to seek an education and the medical treatment she needs.Nujeen's story has already touched millions and in this book written with Christina Lamb, bestselling co-author of 'I Am Malala', she helps to put a human face on a global emergency.Trapped in a fifth floor apartment in Aleppo and unable to go to school, she taught herself to speak English by watching US television. As civil war between Assad's forces and ISIS militants broke out around them, Nujeen and her family fled first to her native Kobane, then Turkey before they joined thousands of displaced persons in a journey to Europe and asylum. She wanted to come to Europe, she said, to become an astronaut, to meet the Queen and to learn how to walk.In her strong, positive voice, Nujeen tells the story of what it is really like to be a refugee, to have grown up in a dictatorship only for your life to be blighted by war; to have left a beloved homeland to become dependent on others. It is the story of our times told through the incredible bravery of one remarkable girl determined to keep smiling.