$25.13
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
9 July 2018
Summary
In Elizabeth Laird’s A Little Piece of Ground, twelve-year-old Karim Aboudi and his family are trapped in their Ramallah home by a strict curfew. Israeli tanks control the city in response to a Palestinian suicide bombing. Karim longs to play football with his mates - being stuck inside with his teenage brother and fearful parents is driving him crazy.
When the curfew ends, he and his friend discover an unused patch of ground that’s the perfect site for a football pitch. Near…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781509887637 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1509887636 |
| Author: | Elizabeth Laird |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Macmillan Children's Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Edition: | 15th |
| Release Date: | 9 July 2018 |
| Weight: | 158g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 15mm |
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A fine book, and a daring book
A fine book, and a daring book – Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse, Private Peaceful and Kensuke’s KingdomThis book must go down as a brave, serious and successful attempt to reach out and have this story heard – Michael Rosen, poet and author of Chocolate Cake and Unexpected Twist * Books For Keeps *A Little Piece of Ground has the same rights as any other book to be on the shelves of shops and libraries. I also think that by reading books like this, and acknowledging other points of view, it will be easier for both sides to understand each other – Fourteen year-old reader * Jewish Chronicle *
About The Author
Elizabeth Laird
Elizabeth Laird is the multi-award-winning author of several much-loved children’s books, including The Garbage King, The Prince Who Walked with Lions and The Fastest Boy in the World. Her most recent novel, Welcome to Nowhere, was published to huge critical acclaim and was shortlisted for the Scottish Teenage Book Prize, as well as the Books Are My Bag Young Adult Award. Elizabeth has been shortlisted for the prestigious CILIP Carnegie Medal six times. She lives in Britain now, but still likes to travel as much as she can.
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