Jaspal is a city boy and life in a village just isn't for him. Moreover, he's the only Asian teenager around. When the insults begin, Jaspal's dad tells him that things will be OK - but the racism just gets worse. Soon it becomes clear that things will never get better. Jaspal's life will never be the same again...Barrington Stoke specialise in books for reluctant, struggling and dyslexic

 

. This book is part of a HiLo reading scheme, combining high interest relative to the required reading skill.

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Barrington Stoke Ltd .

Bali was born in Leicester where he still lives, writing full-time and visiting schools to talk about his books. You can visit him at www. balirai. co. uk