The Boy At the Back of the Class

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 details

• Authors: Pippa Curnick, Onjali Rauf, Onjali Q Rauf, Onjali Q. Rauf, Onjali Q Raúf, Onjali Q. Raúf
• Assisted by: Pippa Curnick (Illustration), Curnick Pippa (Illustration)
• Publisher: Orion Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.07.2018
• EAN: 9781510105010
• ISBN: 978-1-5101-0501-0
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 24 mm
• Series: 182 JEUNESSE; The Modern Witch's Spells
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Values & Virtues, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / New Experience, School stories (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 9 years, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales), For primary education