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- 1 2 3 Musil, Donna; Goodwin, Beth; Kristofferson, Kris. Brats: Our Journey Home. Brats Without Borders, 2006. ISBN 0-9774907-1-8
- 1 2 3 4 "Brats without Borders", Federal 501c3 number: #58-2486120, http://www.bratsourjourneyhome.com/nonprofit.htm
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- ↑ Murray, Ben (15 April 2007). "Documentary explores transitory lives of military children". Stars and Stripes . Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- 1 2 List of Film Awards for Brats: Our Journey Home
- 1 2 3 4 "How Can Third Culture Kids Belong? Brats: Our Journey Home", interview with Donna Musil
- ↑ "Rhode Island International Film Festival 2006 Day-By-Day Calendar" (PDF). Film-Festival.org. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ↑ Musil, Donna (2006). BRATS: Our Journey Home, Brats Without Borders, Inc. ISBN 0-9774907-1-8
