Based on a true story, Finding Messi is about the unbreakable bond between a girl and her beloved cat, Messi. When Ukraine is attacked in 2022, 11-year-old Iryna and her mother must leave everything behind in Kyiv. When their pet Messi is lost, Iryna and her mother rally the community to help find their missing pet.
Finding Messi gently explains the impact of war for young children. 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 with his synagogue in March 2022 and a Ukrainian Jewish teenager he met during his volunteering, Finding Messi will open the hearts of children around the world.
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Children’s
Finding Messi: The Miracle Cat From Kyiv
- From the Publisher
September 1, 2023
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