# The Boy At the Back of the Class

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- Book: [The Boy At the Back of the Class](https://www.bookquiver.com/onjali-rauf/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class) ([The Boy At the Back of the Class.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/onjali-rauf/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class.md))
- Authors: [Onjali Raúf](https://www.bookquiver.com/onjali-rauf), [Pippa Curnick](https://www.bookquiver.com/pippa-curnick)
- Publisher: orion_children_s_books
- Medium: audio
- ISBN: 978-15-1010-503-4
- Published: 2018-07-12
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Audiobook

## Description

Told with heart and humour, The Boy at the Back of the Class is a child's perspective on the refugee crisis, highlighting the importance of friendship and kindness in a world that doesn't always make sense. There used to be an empty chair at the back of my class, but now a new boy called Ahmet is sitting in it. He's nine years old (just like me), but he's very strange. He never talks and never smiles and doesn't like sweets - not even lemon sherbets, which are my favourite! 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. That's where my best friends Josie, Michael and Tom come in. Because you see, together we've come up with a plan. . . (P) 2018 Hachette Children's Group