About This Lesson
This is a compelling story about the
Crimean Tatars’ struggle to reclaim the
land from which they were exiled in
World War II. All her life, Safi’s parents
dreamed of returning to her grandpa’s
native village in Crimea. But they end
up exchanging their sunny Uzbekistan
house for a squalid camp where no one
welcomes them. The story explores
how the struggle threatens to tear Safi’s
family apart, and asks if this strange
land can ever become home.
