6/1/2023 0 Comments Illegal by eoin colfer![]() ![]() Illegal, while fictional, is inspired by true events: just pick up a newspaper or turn on the news. War, disease, poverty, and hunger are global problems that force men, women, and children to undergo unthinkable scenarios for the sole purpose of cultivating a better life. There’s been quite a bit of attention focused on undocumented immigrants, and it’s a conversation we need to continue. ![]() ![]() He deals with loss, hunger, and thirst filthy living conditions and brutal treatment by nature and man, but he holds out hope to be reunited with his sister, and the promise of a better life somewhere else. The journey is inhumane, often unbearable, but Ebo will not be denied. Ebo follows Kwame, and the brothers endure a journey across the Sahara Desert to find their way to the sea. ![]() But the boys can’t wait any longer, and Kwame sets out next. Orphaned and living in squalor, his sister set out months ago to find her way to Europe and a better life, promising to send for Ebo and their brother, Kwame, when she gets settled. The Artemis Fowl graphic novel team assembles to bring readers a powerful, emotional story about the struggles of undocumented immigrants: in this story, three African siblings. Illegal, by Eoin Colfer & Andrew Donkin/Illustrated by Giovanni Rigano, (Aug. ![]()
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