Marwan's Journey is about Marwan having to flee his home for unknown circumstances. Throughout his journey, Marwan describes the actions and the emotions of fleeing his home. He describes his home as being a place where his father told stories of his “homeland” and that “a ray of sunlight that shone every morning on my pillow.” Marwan misses his home and it's not just him who is seeking refuge, others are walking the same journey across the desert. The story ends with Marwan promising that one day he will return home. When Marwan returns home he hopes to create that garden and ray of sunlight that he had when he was younger.

USBBY Outstanding International Books- Grade K-2, 2019, A Bank Street Children's Book Committee Best Book of the Year, A 2018 Kirkus Best Book, A National Council of Social Studies, CBC Notable Trade Book, A Special Mention at the Bologna Ragazzi Awards in Italy in 2017, NCSS/CBS Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, 2019.

Author lives in Brazil.

Spanish. Originally published in Spanish as Camino de Marwan by Amanuta in 2016. English translation by Patricia de Arias published in the United States by Minedition in 2018.