Nadine Dreams of Home

A homesick girl yearns for her old life in Goma in this touching and ultimately uplifting drama.

Nadine doesn't like her new life. She doesn't speak the language, she can't understand what's going on, and more than anything, it's just not home. Especially since her father isn't here with them in the UK. But it just wasn't safe in Goma anymore, not with the uprising and the violence of the rebel soldiers. So Nadine tries to find something in her new life that will remind her of the happy memories of Africa.

Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 7.

Bernard Ashley worked for thirty years as a head teacher before he became a full-time writer for children. His debut novel, The Trouble with Donovan Croft, won The Other Award, and it and a number of his other stories have been issued by OUP in their Children's Modern Classics series. He lives in London.

Nadine is afraid of London, and of her memories, and especially for her father, who didn't get out of Goma with the family. But then a kind teacher shows Nadine a photo of home, and Nadine learns to dream again. A touching yet serious story with an ultimately uplifting ending. Nadine doesn't like her new life. She doesn't speak the language, she can't understand what's going on, and more than anything, it's just not home. Especially since her father isn't here with them in the UK. But it just wasn't safe in Goma anymore, not with the uprising and the violence of the rebel soldiers. So Nadine tries to find something in her new life that will remind her of the happy memories of Africa.

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