by Onjali Q. Raúf · Gallimard jeunesse · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782075123105
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«Le garçon au fond de la classe» is the children's novel by Onjali Q. Raúf, published by Gallimard Jeunesse in paperback (320 pages, in French).
The narrator, a schoolboy, sees Ahmet arrive and take an empty seat in his class. Ahmet doesn't speak, doesn't smile and won't accept sweets: he is a refugee who has fled war. With his friends Michael, Tom and Josie, the narrator hatches a plan to help him find a home. A story of friendship and solidarity told through a child's eyes.
Original work: «The Boy at the Back of the Class» (2018). This French edition, translated by Marie Leymarie and illustrated by Pippa Curnick.
For readers aged 9 to 13, especially those looking for school and friendship stories with a social backdrop.
Onjali Qatara Raúf is a British author and the founder of the two NGOs: Making Herstory, a woman's rights organisation tackling the abuse and trafficking of women and girls in the UK; and O's Refugee Aid Team, which raises awareness and funds to support refugee frontline aid organisations.
