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Letters From Alain


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No. of pages 104

Published: 2008

Great for age 6-12 years

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The moving tale of a child coming to terms with the realities of emigration in a troubled society. Award-winning Cuban-born writer Enrique Perez Diaz creates a contemporary novel for teenage readers steeped in the burning issues of today's world. Shortlisted for the Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

There are 104 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2008 by Aurora Metro Publications .

 

This book has been nominated for the following award:

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