I Needed a Neighbour (Paperback) by Patricia St John

The refugee camp is crowded with sick and starving people. Two new arrivals, a teenage girl, Mehrit, carrying her little brother on her back, wait their turn patiently. What will happen to them? Will they ever find their parents again? A strong story of a family in a famine-stricken African country.

Title

I Needed a Neighbour
Author(s)

Patricia St John
ISBN

9781785062834
Format

Paperback
Publisher

10Publishing
Age Range

12-14s
Audience

Youth
Pages

124
Published

10/01/2015

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Patricia St John

Patricia Mary St. John was an English writer. She worked most of her life as a Christian missionary nurse in Morocco.

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Overall rating

4.5 based on 2 reviews

Powerful

I Needed a Neighbour tells the equally heartbreaking and heart lifting of a refugee family torn apart by circumstances, but found by the Father who cares for each of them. In typical Patricia St John fashion, it does not cut any corners when describing the hardship each member of this family faces as they encounter violence, death, disease, and hunger, but it also beautifully displays the hope that can come from Jesus...even in and through the difficult circumstances.

Brianna

An educational and entertaining read

I Needed a Neighbor was an emotional but enjoyable quick read following several characters and how they came together. The subject matter is intense for young ones compared to most Patricia St John's works (war and it's aftermath), but should be fine for teens or most tweens, and obviously adults, as it is not gruesome or overly detailed.

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