A Little Piece of Ground - 15th Anniversary Edition

In Elizabeth Laird''s A Little Piece of Ground, twelve-year-old Karim Aboudi and his family are trapped in their Ramallah home by a strict curfew. Israeli tanks control the city in response to a Palestinian suicide bombing. Karim longs to play football with his mates - being stuck inside with his teenage brother and fearful parents is driving him crazy. When the curfew ends, he and his friend discover an unused patch of ground that''s the perfect site for a football pitch. Nearby, an old car hidden intact under bulldozed buildings makes a brilliant den. But in this city there''s constant danger, even for schoolboys. And when Israeli soldiers find Karim outside during the next curfew, it seems impossible that he will survive . . .

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Laird, Laird Elizabeth
• Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 11
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.07.2018
• EAN: 9781509887637
• ISBN: 978-1-5098-8763-7
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 196 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories, SPORTS & RECREATION / Football, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Religion & Faith, JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Middle East, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Violence, c 2000 to c 2009, Palestine, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Interest age: from c 9 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Military and war fiction, Social issues: war & conflict issues (Children's / Teenage), Social Themes / Violence, Children’s / Teenage social topics: War and conflict issues