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Displaced Cover:Hardcover “This story of urban renewalFourteen year old Kimathi has a comfortable life in the suburbs of western Kenyauntil a contentious election explodes into violence. His father is killed, his house is destroyed, and he and his mother and sister must flee. They find themselves in a camp for internally displaced persons, whove been driven from their homes but havent left their country. Kim struggles to adapt to his new reality: living in a tent, facing prejudice at the local school,