Eventually, he meets others who are into punk music and skating and discovers a new form of self-expression, identity and a feeling of belonging. Unfortunately, he finds bullying, racism and unacceptance.
He looks for a place where he can be himself, forge some friendships, and maybe even find a girlfriend. As a Black teen struggling to fit into a predominantly white community, Spooner feels like an outsider. Nowhere.” is James Spooner’s coming-of-age memoir of his time living in Apple Valley in the late 1980s and early ’90s. This engaging story of war, struggle, survival and hope is told in a series of three books: Book 1: From Syria to Turkey Book 2: From Turkey to Greece and Book 3: From Macedonia to France. Amidst the loss of his income, the growing chaos of war and his brother’s mysterious disappearance, Hakim is forced to flee his home and family. Beatings ensue and when finally released, Hakim finds out his nursery has been seized by the army and turned into a barracks. Hakim is falsely imprisoned as one of the rioters and thrown in jail. In 2011, as growing protests for more freedom arise in the streets, President Assad reacts with extreme violence and lethal force. “Hakim’s Odyssey” by Fabien Toulme is based on the true story of Hakim, a young Syrian gardener and nursery owner, whose future was looking bright until civil war encroached upon him, his family and country.
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