Don’t Tell Me You’re Afraid, Catozzella’s third novel, won the Premio Strega Giovani 2014, and was published in over a dozen countries. Based on a remarkable true story, the book is a moving, inspiring novel whose protagonist, Samia Omar, grows up in war-torn Somalia, dreaming of being a world-class sprinter. She sets her sights on the 2012 games in London, but with the war encroaching on the lives of her family, she decides to make the treacherous journey to Europe.
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