Touch the Sun by Emily Conolan

To find freedom, you must leave behind everything you've ever known.
It is 2011. You want nothing more than to be a journalist in Somalia like your aunty. But the truth can be dangerous - and when you and your little sister are left alone, you find yourself facing life-and-death choices at every turn.
Can you escape a terrorist organisation and find a safe place to call home? You'll be asked to cross a desert on foot, hide below deck in a leaky boat, and put your life in the hands of people smugglers.
At every turn, the choice is yours. How far will you go for freedom?