15%OFF
Welcome to Nowhere
Elizabeth Laird
€ 10.99
€ 9.33
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Welcome to Nowhere
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 5AK; YFB; YFN; YXZW. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 197 x 130. .
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781509840472
SKU
V9781509840472
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About 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. She 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.
Reviews for Welcome to Nowhere
Powerful, heart-breaking and compelling
The Scotsman
A poignant, special book which is beautifully written. Essential reading.
ReadingZone
Deeply moving . . . you can always count on Elizabeth Laird to write fearlessly but with compassion and this story will give readers plenty to think about
Bookbag
This powerful, dramatic story, poignantly illustrates how ... Read more
The Scotsman
A poignant, special book which is beautifully written. Essential reading.
ReadingZone
Deeply moving . . . you can always count on Elizabeth Laird to write fearlessly but with compassion and this story will give readers plenty to think about
Bookbag
This powerful, dramatic story, poignantly illustrates how ... Read more