A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea by Melissa Fleming

A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea by Melissa Fleming

The extraordinary true story of one teen refugee's quest to find a new life--now adapted for young readers

A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea tells the story of Doaa Al-Zamel, a Syrian girl whose life was upended in 2011 by her country's brutal civil war. She and her family escape to Egypt, but life soon quickly becomes dangerous for Syrians in that country. Doaa and her fiancé decide to flee to Europe to seek safety and an education, but four days after setting sail on a smuggler's dilapidated fishing vessel along with five hundred other refugees, their boat is struck and begins to sink...

Doaa's eye-opening story, as told by Melissa Fleming, represents the millions of unheard voices of refugees who risk everything in a desperate search for a safe future.

MELISSA FLEMING is the UNHCR's (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) spokesman. She travels to war zones and refugee camps to give voice to the millions of individuals who have been forcibly displaced. She has been quoted in the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, and NPR, among other publications. She recounted Doaa's tale for the first time on the TED stage, and her presentations are available on TED.com.