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One Thousand Hills

A heart-wrenching story of how one young boy's life was forever changed during the Rwandan genocide

Agabande, Rwanda, April 1994. Life is simple but good. Pascal and his brother go to school with their friends, their parents work hard, their little sister is growing up, and on Sunday almost everyone they know goes to church to thank God for his goodness. But lately, there have been whispers and suspicious glances around town, and messages of hate on the radio, and people are leaving. . . Then, in one awful night, Pascal's ordinary life in the land of one thousand hills is turned upside down.

One Thousand Hills an important story of the awful consequences of unfettered prejudice in the modern world, written by a survivor.

James Roy, Noel Zihabamwe

JAMES ROY was born in western New South Wales and spent much of his childhood in Papua New Guinea and Fiji, adventuring by day and reading books at night. James has written a number of critically acclaimed works of fiction and non-fiction for young people, including the CBCA Honour Books Captain Mack and Billy Mack's War, and six CBCA Notable Books. James lives with his family in the Blue Mountains.

NOËL ZIHABAMWE was born in Rwanda and was orphaned after the Rwandan genocide. He later immigrated to Australia, where he attended university, earning a Bachelor of Social Welfare and International Social Development, and a Masters of Policy and Applied Social Research degree. Noël has great passion for disadvantaged communities, and is particularly committed to assisting new refugees and migrant communities in areas of settlement, capacity building, education and employment. He lives with his young family in southwest Sydney, Australia.

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