The Boy at the Back of the Class Award-winning
by Onjali Q. Rauf (author)
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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
5236 in Books and Resources for Schools 2021, 8055 in Books and Resources for Secondary Schools 2021 and 712 in UK Primary January 2021
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781510105010
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Date published
July 5th, 2018
Lexile measure
940L
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the right book gets to the right child at the right time.
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Accelerated Reader
AR book level: 5.4; Middle years; 9.0 points
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- 256 pages
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Reviews
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Sam Kibuku
on 14 October 2020Incredible
Such an important read. Books like this engage our children in conversations they should be a part of. Loved it!
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Sarah
on 22 September 2020My 8 y/o loves it
Heart warming & thought provoking book about kindness, friendship and real-world suffering- written in a way that children can understand and empathise with. It’s funny and a bit off the wall with ‘the plan’. My son has loved reading this at bedtime and often requests 2 or 3 chapters... the grown ups love it too. Really would recommend.
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Niamh bartley
on 23 April 2020Loved it!!
I have to say I loved reading this to my boys. It's such a lovely story about friendship, kindness, selflessness and courage. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone. It's so well written. My boys said it was the best story they ever heard, they loved it. I will definitely buy more books from this new Author
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Katie
on 15 March 202010/10
I would like to buy this because I think it is eye catching
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Reba Khatun
on 19 February 2020Tearjerker
I cried when I read this book. It was so beautifully written and left a positive message.
A new boy has started at school and the main character is trying to befriend him although he doesn't speak a word of English.
Cleverly written, with a few twists on the way.5out of 5
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on 4 November 2020
Amazing and unputdownable!
5 stars for this book! I nearly cried when I read it, and I also got so excited! It made me think about refugees from a completely different point of view. Just so good!10/10