Description Fourteen-year-old Kimathi has a comfortable life in the suburbs of western Kenya.until a contentious election explodes into violence. . His father is killed, his house is destroyed, and he and his mother and sister must flee. They find themselves in a camp for internally displaced persons, who.ve been driven from their homes but haven.t left their country. . Kim struggles to adapt to his new reality: living in a tent, facing prejudice at the local school, and struggling to get basic supplies. His family even has to buy water by the jug, paying high prices controlled by a ruthless gang of water sellers. . Gradually, Kim makes friends at the camp and starts to rebuild his life. Together, he and the other kids hatch a plan to get the camp a reliable water supply.along with some hope.