Raf͠, Onjali Q.,

The boy at the back of the class / Onjali Q. Raf͠ ; illustrated by Pippa Curnick. - 297 pages ; 20 cm.

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...

8 - 12 years.

ISBN: 9781510105010 (paperback)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Refugee children
Schools
Friendship

Dewey Class. No.: 823.92