The Unexpected Friend

by Raya Rahman

In the midst of a sprawling refugee camp in Bangladesh, Faisal, a young Rohingya boy, finds an injured bird and decides to take care of it with his sisters. Life in the camp is not always easy and the children are thrilled to have a pet to look after. But as the bird's wing slowly heals, they face the dilemma of holding on to or losing something they dearly love.

A tender, beautifully drawn story of a Rohingya boy whose small act of rescuing a hurt bird shows how compassion can bloom even in the hardest places.