Christophe's Story

Life has been very lonely for Christopher. The young Rwandan refugee is havingtrouble getting used to his new school new language and new life. Worst ofall he m... » 

Life has been very lonely for Christopher. The young Rwandan refugee is havingtrouble getting used to his new school new language and new life. Worst ofall he misses his grandfather who had to be left behind. His teacher persuadesChristophe to share his story with his classmates so he tells them of theterrifying day the soldiers came to his house and killed his baby brother. Thespoken story fills the air and his classmates are spellbound. But when histeacher asks him to write it down and read it out at an assembly Christophe ishorrified. In his culture it is believed that once a story is written down itloses its potency. Will Christophe find a way to break through the barriers andshare his story? «