About the Book: The Bicycle: How an Act of Kindness Changed a Young Refugee’s Life—co-authored by award-winning Patricia McCormick and Mevan Babakar, with illustrations by Yas Imamura—tells the compelling, true story of Mevan’s childhood. Forced to flee Kurdistan, Mevan and her family journey through country after country, each step deepening her sense of isolation. Then, a stranger’s gift—a red bicycle—transforms everything. Based on Mevan’s own experience, this moving tale celebrates the profound impact of a single act of kindness and the possibility of hope amid displacement