The Boy At the Back of the Class Tom Huffman

The Boy At the Back of the Class Tom HuffmanTold 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. There used to be an empty chair at the back of my class, but now a new boy called Ahmet is sitting in it. He'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,

he will leave the mountains behind forever

bevat elke boekie ook ’n woordeskatlys

at the same time

Amidst obstacles both dangerous and unpredictable

teamed up with the eccentric Mr Albert

Kelly Madigan seems to have it all: a fabulous boyfriend

vowing never to return home

Sy ouers gee hom dus 'n groot drukkie

and the power of owning one's language

Duke of Clayborn

prom turns out to be a disaster

These women live by countless unspoken rules