Welcome to Nowhere

Kids, Teen, Social Issues, Fiction, Fiction - YA
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Author: Elizabeth Laird ISBN: 9781509840489
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Publication: January 12, 2017
Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books Language: English
Author: Elizabeth Laird
ISBN: 9781509840489
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publication: January 12, 2017
Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Language: English

Welcome to Nowhere is a powerful and beautifully written story about the life of one family caught up in civil war by the award-winning author Elizabeth Laird, shortlisted for the Scottish Teen Book Award and winner of the UKLA Book Award.

Twelve-year-old Omar and his brothers and sisters were born and raised in the beautiful and bustling city of Bosra, Syria. Omar doesn't care about politics - all he wants is to grow up to become a successful businessman who will take the world by storm. But when his clever older brother, Musa, gets mixed up with some young political activists, everything changes . . .

Before long, bombs are falling, people are dying, and Omar and his family have no choice but to flee their home with only what they can carry. Yet no matter how far they run, the shadow of war follows them - until they have no other choice than to attempt the dangerous journey to escape their homeland altogether. But where do you go when you can't go home?

'[Sings] with truth' The Times

'A muscular, moving, thought-provoking book' Guardian

'Humane and empathetic . . . an effective call to action' The Sunday Times

'Powerful, heart-breaking and compelling' Scotsman

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Welcome to Nowhere is a powerful and beautifully written story about the life of one family caught up in civil war by the award-winning author Elizabeth Laird, shortlisted for the Scottish Teen Book Award and winner of the UKLA Book Award.

Twelve-year-old Omar and his brothers and sisters were born and raised in the beautiful and bustling city of Bosra, Syria. Omar doesn't care about politics - all he wants is to grow up to become a successful businessman who will take the world by storm. But when his clever older brother, Musa, gets mixed up with some young political activists, everything changes . . .

Before long, bombs are falling, people are dying, and Omar and his family have no choice but to flee their home with only what they can carry. Yet no matter how far they run, the shadow of war follows them - until they have no other choice than to attempt the dangerous journey to escape their homeland altogether. But where do you go when you can't go home?

'[Sings] with truth' The Times

'A muscular, moving, thought-provoking book' Guardian

'Humane and empathetic . . . an effective call to action' The Sunday Times

'Powerful, heart-breaking and compelling' Scotsman

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