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    Welcome to Nowhere

    By Elizabeth Laird, Lucy Eldridge and Maria Brzozowska

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    Welcome to Nowhere is a powerful and beautifully written story about the life of one family caught up in civil war by the award-winning author Elizabeth Laird, shortlisted for the Scottish Teen Book Award and winner of the UKLA Book Award.

    Twelve-year-old Omar and his brothers and sisters were born and raised in the beautiful and bustling city of Bosra, Syria. Omar doesn't care about politics - all he wants is to grow up to become a successful businessman who will take the world by storm. But when his clever older brother, Musa, gets mixed up with some young political activists, everything changes . . .

    Before long, bombs are falling, people are dying, and Omar and his family have no choice but to flee their home with only what they can carry. Yet no matter how far they run, the shadow of war follows them - until they have no other choice than to attempt the dangerous journey to escape their homeland altogether. But where do you go when you can't go home?

    '[Sings] with truth' - The Times

    'A muscular, moving, thought-provoking book' - Guardian

    'Humane and empathetic . . . an effective call to action' - The Sunday Times

    'Powerful, heart-breaking and compelling' - Scotsman

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPan Macmillan
    Release dateJan 12, 2017
    ISBN9781509840489
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    Elizabeth Laird

    Elizabeth Laird is the multi-award-winning author of several much-loved children's books including The Garbage King, The Fastest Boy in the World and Dindy and the Elephant. She has been shortlisted for the prestigious Carnegie Medal six times. She lives in Britain now, but still likes to travel as much as she can.

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      An interesting story about refugees following 12-year-old Omar who is forced to leave Syria.