Guantanamo Boy

Informationen zum Autor Anna Perera was born in London to an Irish mother and Sri Lankan father. She worked as an English teacher in two secondary schools in London, and later became responsible for a unit for excluded boys. She lives in Hampshire, England. Guantanamo Boy is her first teenage novel. Klappentext Khalid, a fifteen-year-old Muslim boy from Rochdale, is abducted from Pakistan while on holiday with his family. He is taken to Guantanamo Bay and held without charge, where his hopes and dreams are crushed under the cruellest of circumstances. An innocent denied his freedom at a time when Western boys are finding theirs, Khalid tries and fails to understand what's happening to him and cannot fail to be a changed young man. Zusammenfassung Khalid, a 15-year-old Muslim boy from Rochdale, is abducted from Pakistan while on holiday with his family. He is taken to Guantanamo Bay and held without charge. An innocent denied his freedom at a time when Western boys are finding theirs, Khalid tries and fails to understand what's happening to him and cannot fail to be a changed young man.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Anna Perera, Perera Anna
• Editore: Penguin Books Uk
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 05.02.2009
• Categoria: Libri per bambini e per ragazzi > Saggi / saggi illustrati
• EAN: 9780141326078
• ISBN: 978-0-14-132607-8
• Numero di pagine: 339
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 12.9 x 19.8 x 2.2 cm
• Serie: Puffin Books
• Categorie: JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Religion & Faith, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Violence, Interest age: from c 12 years, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism, Social issues: religious issues (Children's / Teenage), Social issues: war & conflict issues (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage social issues: War and conflict issues, Children’s / Teenage social issues: Religious issues