The Boy at the Back of the Class
Author(s) | Onjali Q. Raúf |
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Age Group | 8-12 |
Publisher | Delacorte Books for Young Readers |
ISBN | 9781984850782 |
Year | 2019 |
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There used to be an empty chair at the back of Mrs. Khan's classroom, but on the third Tuesday of the school year a new kid fills it: nine-year-old Ahmet, who is a refugee from Syria. The whole class is curious about this new boy—he doesn't seem to smile, and he doesn't talk much. But after learning that Ahmet fled a war and was separated from his family along the way, a determined group of his classmates bands together to concoct the Greatest Idea in the World—a magnificent plan to reunite Ahmet with his loved ones.
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