Finding Messi : the miracle cat from Kyiv
Call Number
- JE OUR TOWN OSTF (CEN)
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
Austin, TX : Greenleaf Book Group Press, [2024]
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Summary
"Home is where we are together. Based on a true story, Finding Messi is about the unbreakable bond between a girl and her beloved cat, Messi. When Ukraine is attacked, eleven-year-old Iryna and her mother must leave everything behind in Kyiv, including Messi. When Messi goes missing, Iryna rallies the community to help find her pet. Finding Messi gently explains the impact of war on families. Young readers will gain a better understanding about children around the world who are displaced by war through the story of Iryna and Messi. Written by an American teenager who visited Poland and Ukraine in March of 2022, Finding Messi will open the hearts of children around the world."--Goodreads.
Notes
"Based on a true story"--Jacket.
Subjects
- Cats > Juvenile fiction.
- Cat owners > Juvenile fiction.
- Pets > Juvenile fiction.
- Human-animal relationships > Juvenile fiction.
- Russian Invasion of Ukraine, 2022 > Juvenile fiction.
- War and families > Juvenile fiction.
- Youth and war > Ukraine > Juvenile fiction.
- Refugees > Poland > Juvenile fiction.
- Immigrant families > Poland > Juvenile fiction.