Country to Call Home: An anthology on the experiences of young refugees and asylum seekers
An anthology on the experiences of young refugees and asylum seekers
Country to Call Home: An anthology on the experiences of young refugees and asylum seekers
An anthology on the experiences of young refugees and asylum seekers
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Paperback / softback
£9.99
Publisher: Unbound
ISBN: 9781783526048
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 01/09/9900
Width: 12.9 cm
Height: 19.8 cm
From the editor of A Country of Refuge comes an anthology of writing on one of the defining issues of our time; focusing on the fate of refugee children and young adults, it is aimed at children and adult readers alike.
There are tales of home, and missing it; poems about the dangerous journeys undertaken and life in the refugee camps; stories about prejudice, but also stories of children's fortitude, their dreams and aspirations.
A Country to Call Home implores us to build bridges, not walls. It is intended as a reminder of our shared humanity, seeking to challenge the negative narratives that so often cloud our view of these vulnerable young people, and prevent us giving them the empathy they deserve.
The book will include stories, flash fiction, poetry and original artwork from some of our finest children's writers: Michael Morpurgo, David Almond, Chris Riddell, Moniza Alvi, Simon Armitage, Sita Brahmachari, Eoin Colfer, Kit de Waal, Peter Kalu, Judith Kerr, Patrice Lawrence, Anna Perera, the late Christine Pullein-Thompson, Bali Rai and S. F. Said.
"The most unusual and exceptional book I shall read this year... These stories will have you in tears, or they will make you very angry, or determined to do more, or numbed by disbelief, or admiring of the strength of the young people portrayed." The Tablet