Son of Dandelions by Shenaaz Nanji is a novel that brings to light an event in time that is often forgotten by the masses. This novel, through its protagonist Sabine, tells the story of racial tensions in Uganda in the summer of 1972 and Sabine's journey of self-discovery and growth can be compared to Anne Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank. Sabine is forced to abandon everything she knows and through this experience she learns so much about herself, the world around her and explores themes of race, class, loyalty, identity and destiny. The story begins when Uganda's military dictator, Idi Amin, tells people that he had a dream in which God told him that all "foreign Indians" would be forced to leave the country. He intends to carry out this mass expulsion by implementing a 90-day countdown during which all Indians who are not Ugandan citizens will be forced to leave. Initially Sabine isn't as worried about the countdown as she and her family are. I found it very interesting and instructive to learn about the history of Uganda, a country often forgotten by the Western world. Before reading this novel I had no idea of ​​the struggle that Indians and Africans faced during this countdown. Through this novel I also learned more about issues of systematic racism and the various negative aspects of class systems. Before this novel I had learned about class systems, such as the caste system in India, but infusing the story with the struggles of a young girl really helped me connect with the themes more strongly. As I studied the novel, I also learned that the author, Shenaaz Nanji, became a refugee after the expulsion of Uganda's Indians. This knowledge of the author's personal experience was a huge factor in how I related to the novel and the impact it had on me. Knowing that I had the same experience as Sabine in the novel made the story so much more than just