Description
| Author/Contributor(s): | Halahmy, Miriam |
| Publisher: | Holiday House |
| Date: | 6/12/2018 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
What if someone’s future was entirely in your hands?
Forfourteen-year-old Alix, life on Hayling Island off the coast of Englandseems insulated from problems such as war, terrorism and refugees. Butthen, one day at the beach, Alix and her friend Samir pull a drowningman out of the incoming tide.
Mohammed, an illegal immigrant andstudent, has been tortured by rebels in Iraq for helping the alliedforces and has spent all his money to escape. Desperate not to bedeported, Mohammed’s destiny now lies in Alix’s hands, and she is facedwith the biggest moral dilemma of her she notify theauthorities or try to protect Mohammed?How can she keep him safe?
Excitingand thought-provoking, this novel provides a compelling, personal lookat a contemporary issue, inspired by true stories and informed by theauthor’s work with refugees and asylum seekers.
Nominated for the Carnegie Medal.
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