The special team elite
Abstract
The Special Team Elite is an endearing story that deals with the adolescent themes of bullying, racial discrimination and ultimately appreciation of individualism in a world that, at times, is unforgiving of ‘the other’. The story reflects the real-life experiences of writer Dr Soseh Yekanians, who struggled to find her own identity as a young Armenian immigrant in Australia.The story follows Siran, a young girl who is faced with the struggles of loving her individual qualities or conforming to the pressures placed upon her by others. The question for her is: what is the ‘ideal norm’? Whilst on this journey of self-discovery, Siran finds a unique camaraderie with Soraya, who is a recently arrived refugee from Afghanistan, and Sinéad, who is a feisty red-head from Ireland. All three young girls instantly develop a unique bond through commonality of their differences and eventually embark on a lifelong friendship.
Document Type
Book
Date of Publication
2018
Location of the Work
London
Publisher
Austin Macauley Publishers
School
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA)
RAS ID
28428
Copyright
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Comments
Yekanians, S. (2018). The special team elite. London: Austin Macauley Publishers. https://www.austinmacauley.com/book/special-team-elite