Running on the Roof of the World

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I like the part when Tash was running out of her house and being chased by soldiers, I thought it was very dramatic.

I was at my last school for 4 years and we had ********* book fairs every term – and every term, I was disappointed by the narrow range of books. We were now about to cross the famous 'Bam-i-Dunya', 'The Roof of the World' under which name the elevated region of the hitherto comparatively unknown Pamir tracts had long appeared in our maps. Tash lives in Tibet, where as a practicing Buddhist she must follow many rules to avoid the wrath of the occupying Chinese soldiers. When the murderous hostility of the Russian Army threatens her very existence, Feo is left with no option but to go on the run. Jess spent her childhood between the UK and India, and grew up hearing stories about the Himalayas from her grandmother.My grandma would take my hand and tell me stories of her adventures: how she travelled to India by boat at ten years old; gardened with the Dalai Lama when he first arrived and encountered many animals. This young girl's thrilling journey to save her parents is an ideal read for fans of Katherine Rundell, Lauren St John or Polly Ho-Yen.

Except the military gets there first, so Tashi is left to find her own way to run to safety in India. But when a man sets himself on fire in protest and soldiers seize Tash’s parents, she and her best friend Sam must break the rules. Tash and Sam must escape across the mountains after a protest leads to their families being captured by the army.Since asylum can be a confusing issue for children (and even adults), here are some books that explore what it really means to flee your home and have to start your life over.