Welcome to Nowhere
Elizabeth Laird
Illustrated by Lucy Eldridge & Maria Brzozowska
Ages 9 to 11
13 July 2017Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Synopsis
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....
Details
13 July 2017352 pages
9781509840472Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Reviews
[H]umane and empathetic . . . Not only eye-opening, important and topical, but a vivid, emotionally involving, nail-biting read . . .an effective call to action.Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week
A muscular, moving, thought-provoking book from an award-winning writerImogen Russell Williams, Guardian
[I]n bringing the fate of the victims of the Syrian conflict to life for young readers, both to inform and encourage sympathy and understanding, it is much to be admired.Books for Keeps
An important story for our timeScottish Book Trust
