![]() There is a note near the end which provides some basic facts to the story’s real-life setting. In 2007, she first attempted writing for young people. Then after becoming a mother, she tried her hand at articles, personal narratives, and short stories. ![]() She works in a library, teaches creative writing, and has written for twenty years. Below you can watch a video by the founder about the foundation, which provides scholarships to help young people in Kiberia receive quality education.īorn in England, Lois Peterson has also lived in Iraq, France, and the United States. Ten percent of the author royalties from the sale of The Paper House will be donated to Kiberia’s Red Rose School, Nairobi, through The Children of Kiberia Foundation. The above description comes from the back cover of The Paper House, a novel by Lois Peterson. ![]() Too poor to go to school, she makes a meager living for herself and her grandmother by selling things she finds at the garbage dump. Life is hard for ten-year-old Safiyah in the Kibera slum outside Nairobi. ![]()
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