Kids & Children» Personal & Social Issues» Learning about Racism, Discrimination & Multiculturalism for Children & Teenagers Sometimes I think everyone likes to believe a lie even when they know it’s a lie because it’s more exciting than the truth.” recommend. It's beautiful. Just finished this book with my 10 year old son and we both loved it, it is now "our book". It's funny, thought-provoking, kind and it presents many lessons about today's world and how kindness, friendship and avoiding stereotypes is so important. Highly recommended and look forward to reading again with my youngest. Will be a great film soon! But then I learned the truth: Ahmet really isn't very strange at all. He's a refugee who's run away from a War. A real one. With bombs and fires and bullies that hurt people. And the more I find out about him, the more I want to help. I remember asking her, when we were a little older, if she was happy living in the states, where there was no war. She told me that if the war ever stopped, she and her family would return, because that was their home, and they missed it.

Sometimes I think people like to believe a lie even when they know it’s a lie, because it is more exciting than the truth. Everything changes for a group of nine year olds, when new boy comes to their class. As they find out later, Ahmet is Syrian refugee with heart-breaking experiences. They try to befriend him and help him as much as they can. And whoa, their adventures will become legendary. Sadly, the adult characters in the story fare no better than the syrupy kids. Rauf’s presentation of single-parent mum, racist gossip and anti-refugee member of parliament are all taken from the “lazy stereotyping” drawer. Cardboard adults to match cardboard kids. The second reading task is to write a recount of the events of playtime, from both of the character’s points of view, switching between them both.No one, as my wife likes to say, leaves their home because they want to. No one wants to be a refugee. And in this book, it is clear that Ahmet would have loved to stay in Syria. His sister died in the crossing of the Mediterranean and his mother and father are missing. I really liked this book because I never read a book about refugees before so that was new to me. I really liked the characters. They are super funny! I was really worried because there is this kid from Syria named Ahmet in third grade, just like me, but he doesn’t know English, lost his dad, lost his mom, his cat is dead AND no one knows what happened to his sister! In a post-apocalyptic future, war between tribes seems inevitable but there is just a chance that siblings Kara and Joe might be able to stop it. A story of a new boy in class called Ahmet, who is befriended by the main character and her 3 friends who learn from him about what it's like to be a refugee, overcome bullying together and help him find Ahmet's parents. I am so in love with this story. After I finished, it left huge smile on my face and my heart little bit bigger.

I lost touch with her, but in my life, I met other refugees including my wife, who escaped from Cuba after the Bay of Pigs. That's where my best friends Josie, Michael and Tom come in. Because you see, together we've come up with a plan. . .Please note that this is a World Book Day 2020 special which is no longer available to buy new and used copies may be hard to come by. The intention to bring controversial global problems like the refugee crisis to the attention of young minds through fiction is admirable, but saccharine, unreal novels like this fall wide of the mark and don’t even succeed as entertainment. I particularly liked how initially you were not sure whether you were reading from a boy or girls point of view. I was convinced we were reading about a girl. Others in the group thought it was a boy with Josie being their tomboy friend. Very clever of Rauf. The plans of the kids were dangerous but also very sweet. It is very brave of them to do those things for Ahmet. They could have let the adults handle it but instead they decided it was time to do it themselves before it was too late. Sure, I wouldn't encourage any kids their age to do the same thing, but this is fiction. I had a laugh that they also had presents with them for the Queen, they really take no chances. Rauf loses the plot at this point, and the rundown to the inevitable happy ending does not ring true for one moment.

Together, some friends at school come up with a daring plan to help Ahmet, a new refugee boy in their Amazing - i cannot tell you how amazing this resource is. Its my first year teaching and this has made the world of difference to me`! Thank you so much Why does the boy look so strange? Why does he not smile, and why is he silent? There is something odd about this new classmate, and the students are intrigued. Unfortunately even though this book is extremely important and was really beautiful, I can't give a rating to it because of the author's attitude when it comes to trans people, especially trans women.It was heartwarming listening to their discussions about refugees, they were very empathetic and sympathetic towards the refugee boy in the book.

What I thought about the book was that it was all about kindness and support the reason why i thought this was because that a group of children were not bulling they wanted to be good people and to make this harmless boy part of there friendship group . This is a perfect book for young smart children. Book Club wise the children loved trying pomegranates. We learnt a few words in Kurdish and are all far more aware of the issues highlighted in the book. Above all though we enjoyed a really uplifting, positive story about a brave little boy and his fabulous friends. Heartwarming I know it is middle grade but I’ll recommend it to all the grown-ups. It is never late to read a thing or two about Humanity from a child perspective. Humanity isn’t that complicated if you’ll try to make things simple. This book is filled with all those small acts of kindness which seem small but can make a huge impact.Common Sense is the nation's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of all kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century. This is a good book about a boy who meets a refugee child. He wants to help him find his family. They bring him treats after school. The friends find out that the gates are closing and that no one else will be allowed into the country. The friends ask the Queen to keep the gates open…