The Boy At the Back of the Class
Author(s): Onjali Q. Rauf
Middle Readers | Acceptance of Difference
Told with heart and humour, The Boy at the Back of the Class is a child's perspective on the refugee crisis, highlighting the importance of friendship and kindness in a world that doesn't always make sense.
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 nine 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 then I learned the truth: 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 help. That's where my best friends Josie, Michael and Tom come in. Because you see, together we've come up with a plan. . .
With beautiful illustrations by Pippa Curnick
Product Information
*Waterstones Children's Book Prize Winner 2019
General Fields
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- : Hachette Children's Group
- : Orion Children's Books (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
- : 0.28
- : 30 June 2018
- : books
Special Fields
- : Onjali Q. Rauf
- : Onjali Q. Rauf
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : 1
- : Pippa Curnick
- : Pippa Curnick
- : English
- : 823.92
- : near fine
- : 256