Smiling For Strangers - Couverture souple

Hicyilmaz, Gaye

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 185881491X ISBN 13 : 9781858814919

Editeur : Orion Children's Books, 2000

Synopsis

A teenagers survival story set in the former Yugoslavia, and as an unwelcome refugee child in England. Since Nina lost her parents, during the siege of Sarajevo, she has lived in hiding with her Grandfather. Her brother and cousins have all disappeared, and her girl cousin - her best friend - was killed by a bomb. 1 day some men come to the house and when her Grandfather orders her to run, Nina runs. He has told her just what to do - try and get a lift in 1 of the aid lorries that are driving back to England. She manages to hide in the back of a lorry and gets to England. She knows little English, and all she has is address of someone in Sussex whom she believes once knew her father and mother. Inspired by true stories, the book shows vividly how hard it is to start a new life in a foreign land where you are not welcome.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Gaye's first book AGAINST THE STORM (Viking) was shortlisted for the Whitbread Award and was runner-up for the Guardian Children's Book Award. THE FROZEN WATERFALL (Faber) was shortlisted for the Guardian and the Smarties Awards and won the Writer's Guild Children's Fiction Award. She spent many years in Turkey and Switzerland and now lives with her husband on the Pembrokeshire coast. She has four grown-up children.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Orion Children's Books
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 185881491X
• ISBN 13: 9781858814919
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible