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The Boy at the Back of the Class


School year: Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8

No. of pages 355

Published: 2020

Great for age 7-13 years

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When Ahmet arrives in their class, a group of children are curious to know more about him where he is from, what language does he speak and where is his family? As they learn more about him that he is a Kurdish refugee from Syria and that he was separated from his family en route to Britain their concern for him grows. When they hear that the gates to refugees are to be closed, they hatch a plan The Greatest Idea in the World with the aim of ensuring that Ahmet can be reunited with his family. Narrated by one of this group of children, this touching novel conveys the seriousness of the situation while maintaining a humorous tone when describing the scrapes they get into while trying to accomplish their mission

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is aimed at children at US 3rd grade-7th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 355 pages in this book. This book was published in 2020 by Thorndike Striving Reader .

Onjali Q. Rauf is the founder of Making Herstory, an organisation mobilising men, women and children from all walks of life to tackle the abuse and trafficking of women and girls in the UK and beyond. In her spare time she delivers emergency aid convoys for refugee families surviving in Calais and Dunkirk, and supports interfaith projects. She specialised in Women's Studies at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth and Oxford University. The Boy at the Back of the Class is her first novel.

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Georgia Children's Book Award
The Georgia Childrens Book Award is a distinguished annual award that recognizes outstanding childrens literature and aims to promote a love of reading among young readers in Georgia. Established in 1985, the award is sponsored by the Georgia Association of Educators and is designed to encourage children to engage with quality literature. Each year, a committee selects a list of nominated books then students in grades K-5 vote for their favourite titles from that nominated list.

Rhode Island Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the Rhode Island Children's Book Award.