By Elizabeth Laird (author) , Lucy Eldridge (illustrator)
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Longlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2021 | A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month September 2019
Award winning Elizabeth Laird brilliantly brings to life thirteen year old Safiya’s new world as a refugee after her family flee from their comfortable home in Damascus because of the war in Syria. Safiya, her brother and father arrive in Jordan with nothing and must turn to relatives for help.
Safiya has to adjust to living in a tent without running water. Suddenly, she is cleaning and washing and finding clever ways of making do on very little rather than going to school. But resourceful Safiya never gives up hope of going back to a better way for life or of finding her missing twin sister.
A House without Walls is a vivid picture of a family facing an extreme experience with courage and imagination.
From award-winning and beloved childrens author Elizabeth Laird comes a stunning edition of A House Without Walls, with a cover illustration by Maria Brzozowska, an updated author letter and additional content from the author, including discussion notes. A must-read modern classic, this is the powerful story of family, hope and redemption amidst the refugee crisis in Syria, illustrated in black and white by Lucy Eldridge.
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From award-winning and beloved childrens author Elizabeth Laird comes a stunning edition of A House Without Walls , with a cover illustration by Maria Brzozowska, an updated author letter and additional content from the author, including discussion notes. A must-read modern classic, this is the powerful story of family, hope and redemption amidst the refugee crisis in Syria, illustrated in black and white by Lucy Eldridge.
Thirteen-year-old Safiya and her family have been driven out of Syria by civil war. Safiya knows how lucky she is - lucky not to be living in a refugee camp, and lucky to be alive. But it's hard to feel grateful when she's living in a tent in her cousin's yard, forced to look after her father and brother rather than go back to school. And, now that she's lost her home, she's lonelier than ever.
As the family struggle to rebuild their lives, Safiya realizes that her family has always been incomplete, and with her own future in the balance, it's time to uncover the secrets that war has kept buried.
This edition includes brilliant extra material, such as:
- An author letter by Elizabeth Laird
- Extra content from the author, including reading group questions
Praise for Welcome to Nowhere;
Not only does it explain how the war in Syria began in as clear a way as I have ever heard but [Elizabeth Laird] makes her characters lovable, loathable - and believable. They are children of war but not defined by it . . . fascinating and sing[s] with truth. -- Alex O'Connell, The Times Book of the Week
A muscular, moving, thought-provoking book from an award-winning writer -- Guardian
[H]umane and empathetic . . . Not only eye-opening, important and topical, but a vivid, emotionally involving, nail-biting read . . .an effective call to action. -- Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times Book of the Week
Elizabeth Laird is the multi-award-winning author of several much-loved children's books, including The Garbage King , The Prince Who Walked with Lions and The Fastest Boy in the World . She has been shortlisted for the prestigious CILIP Carnegie Medal six times. She lives in Britain now, but still likes to travel as much as she can. Read more about the author here .
Photo: © Anne Mortensen
Children's Books that raise awareness of Refugees and Asylum Seekers
UKLA Book Awards - 2021
the best books for 9-12 year olds
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed A House Without Walls and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
A House Without Walls features in the following genres: Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Stories about Family and Friends, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, Gritty Reads, Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month, Star Books, Featured Books for 11+ readers
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A House Without Walls was written by Elizabeth Laird and published by Macmillan Children's Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan
A House Without Walls has 304 pages
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