<P> The landmine that Farah stepped on as a young girl in Afghanistan was most likely placed by the Mujahideen, the Taliban, or the forces fighting against them . </P> <P> Farah Ahmedi was born in Kabul, Afghanistan near the end of the Soviet war in Afghanistan . When she was in second grade, she stepped on a land mine while taking a shortcut through a field to school . Farah was transferred to Germany where her leg was amputated . After over eighteen months in Germany, she returned to her home in Kabul . Shortly after she returned home, her father and two sisters were killed by a stray rocket while Farah and her mother were shopping for fabrics, and her two brothers left Afghanistan in order to avoid a draft . Fearing for their lives, Farah and her mother fled to Pakistan where they endured harsh conditions in refugee camps for a couple years before World Relief rescued them and provided them a home in Chicago, Illinois . In Chicago, Farah and her mother began to adjust to their new life, with major help from Alyce Litz, one of Farah's new friends . </P> <P> The main theme of this book is overcoming struggles . Farah is constantly faced with hardships, but continually proves to show that she is strong by overcoming them . </P> <P> The events of Farah's life are told chronologically in the book . It begins with explaining her life as an Afghan child, and continues with telling the story of her experiences in Germany and America . </P>

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