There used to be an empty chair at the back of my class, but now a new boy called Ahmet is sitting in it.He's eight years old (just like me), but he's very strange. He never talks and never smiles and doesn't like sweets - not even lemon sherbets, which are my favourite!But the t...ruth is, Ahmet really isn't very strange at all. He's a Refugee who's run away from a War. A real one. With bombs and fires and bullies that hurt people. And the more I find out about him, the more I want to be his friend.That's where my best friends Josie, Michael and Tom come in. Because you see, together we've come up with a plan.
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| ISBN |
9781510105010 |
| Released NZ |
10 Jul 2018 |
| Publisher |
Hachette Children's Books |
| Format |
Paperback |
| Alternate Format(s) |
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| Availability |
999 In-stock at supplier; ships 7-14 working days
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Full details for this title
| Interest Age |
9-11 years |
| Reading Age |
9-11 years |
| Library of Congress |
Refugees - Juvenile fiction |
| NBS Text |
Children's Fiction |
| ONIX Text |
Children/juvenile;College/higher education;Professional and scholarly |
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Awards, Reviews & Star Ratings
| NZ Review |
Raul's book is at once tearjerking and chuckle-inducing and will go a long way to restore faith in human nature. * Sunday Post * |
| UK Review |
Bertrams Star Rating: 4 stars (out of 5) |
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Author's Bio
Onjali Q. Rauf (Author) Onjali Q. Rauf is the founder of Making Herstory, an organisation mobilising men, women and children from all walks of life to tackle the abuse and trafficking of women and girls in the UK and beyond. She is also the founder of O's Refugee Aid Team, which provides support for refugee families surviving in Calais and Dunkirk. She is an award-winning and best-selling author of books for children that tackle the issues of today. Her titles include The Boy at the Back of the Class, The Star Outside My Window, The Night Bus Hero, and The Lion Above the Door. Pippa Curnick (Illustrator) Pippa Curnick grew up in rural Essex and studied at Camberwell College of Art. She graduated from the University of Derby with a First Class degree in illustration. Pippa's picture book Lucie Goose was shortlisted for the Evening Standard's Oscar's First Book Prize. Her website is www.pippacurnick.com and you can follow her on Insta @pippa_curnick and on Twitter @PippaCurnick
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