St. John, Patricia Mary,   1919-1993, <br/><br/>
I needed a neighbour / 
Patricia St John. 
 - 127 pages ;  18 cm 
 - Swift Books .
 - A swift book .
<br/><br/> The refugee camp is crowded with sick and starving people. Two new arrivals, a teenage girl, Mehrit, carrying her little brother on her back, wait their turn patiently. What will happen to them? Will they ever find their parents again?  A strong and moving story of a family in a famine stricken country.--Back cover. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0862014549 (paperback) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Victims of famine --Juvenile fiction.<br/>Brothers and sisters--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Famines --Africa--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Refugees --Africa--Juvenile fiction.