The Boy at the Back of the Class
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Product description
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. . .
Product Details
Catalogue number
2257 in Schools Catalogue 2024–25, 588 in Primary 2024, 319 in ROW Primary September 2024 and 2471 in Education Catalogue 2023–24
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781510109797
Date published
January 7th, 2021
Condition
New
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Reviews
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Lauren H.
on 18 March 2021Excellent, Very Moving
I read this with my children (ages 7 and 9). They were a bit young to read it on their own, but reading it together gave me the opportunity to explain things. I enjoyed the story as much as they did. We were all moved to tears on a couple occasions.
5 out of 5
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What kids think
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beanogirl01
on 9 November 2022This is a really good book and it also fills you in on what life was like for refugees. This book is brilliant and adentoures. READ IT!
Fahima
on 12 November 2021
Loved it!
Read the book to my 8 and 11-year old and they both loved it.