When Johnny, a war hero, suddenly returns home, broken, a shadow of his former self, people want to know the reason why. Johnny sets up an anti-war protest in the local square that splits the community. His challenge to the powers that be provokes a violent reaction whilst the war gets alarmingly closer to home.

 

This book was recognised by the Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation.

There are 136 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by Aurora Metro Publications .

Francesco D'Adamo is well-known for his adult books in the tradition of Italian noir fiction. He began writing fiction for young adults to much foreign acclaim in 1999. Iqbal is his third novel for young adults and his first to be published in the U. S. D'Adamo lives in Milan, Italy.