Welcome to Nowhere

by Elizabeth Laird (Author)

Welcome to Nowhere
Reading Level: 6th − 7th Grade
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?
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"A muscular, moving, thought-provoking book from an award-winning writer." —Guardian
Elizabeth Laird
Elizabeth Laird is an award-winning writer, six times shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. She is known internationally for her powerful novels that explore important social and geo-political issues for young readers. Her bestselling novels include Kiss the Dust, The Garbage King, A Little Piece of Ground and Oranges in No Man's Land among many others. She lives in London and Edinburgh.

Mehrdokht Amini is an Iranian-born illustrator. She has illustrated several books for children including Chicken in the Kitchen by Nnedi Okorafor, which won the 2016 Children's Africana Best Book Award, and Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns by Hena Khan. She has been nominated for a Kate Greenaway Medal and been invited to participate in the prestigious Bratislava Bienniale of Illustration. She lives in the UK.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781509840472
Lexile Measure
720
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
MacMillan Children's Books
Publication date
November 20, 2017
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV039250 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
JUV030110 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Middle East
Library of Congress categories
History
Families
Refugees
Young adult fiction
Children's stories
Syria
Civil War, 2011-
UKLA Award
Joint Winner 2018
Red Book Award
Winner

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