The Boy At the Back of the Class by Onjali Q Rauf

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Orion Children's Books (12 July 2018)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1510105018
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1510105010
• Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 12 years
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.8 x 3 x 19.6 cm

THE BOY AT THE BACK OF THE CLASS

Told with heart and humor, 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 favorite!

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. . .