u003cpu003eu003cbu003eWINNER OF THE BLUE PETER BOOK AWARD 2019u003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbu003eWINNER OF THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE 2019u003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbu003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2019u003c/bu003eu003c/pu003e u003cpu003eu003cbu003eTold with heart and humour, The Boy at the Back of the Class is a child's perspective on the refugee crisis, highlighting the importance of friendship and kindness in a world that doesn't always make sense.u003c/bu003eu003c/pu003e u003cpu003eThere used to be an empty chair at the back of my class, but now a new boy called Ahmet is sitting in it.u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eHe's nine years old (just like me), but he's very strange. He never talks and never smiles and doesn't like sweets - not even lemon sherbets, which are my favourite!u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eBut then I learned the truth: Ahmet really isn't very strange at all. He's a refugee who's run away from a War. A real one. With bombs and fires and bullies that hurt people. And the more I find out about him, the more I want to help.u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eThat's where my best friends Josie, Michael and Tom come in. Because you see, together we've come up with a plan. . .u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eu003ciu003eWith beautiful illustrations by Pippa Curnicku003c/iu003eu003c/pu003e
