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A gripping story of a ten-year-old girl who risks death to make a lifesaving dash through war-torn Beirut.
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Since her father left Lebanon to find work and her mother tragically died in a shell attack, ten-year-old Ayesha has been living in the bomb-ravaged city of Beirut with her granny and her two younger brothers. The city has been torn in half by civil war and a desolate, dangerous no man's land divides the two sides. Only militiamen and tanks dare enter this deadly zone, but when Granny falls desperately ill Ayesha sets off on a terrifying journey to reach a doctor living in enemy territory.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This tale is packed with sadness and horrifying events. Aeysha the main character journeys though a war that has torn baiurt upart and blown her mother up! Aeysha has to propare her self to cross enemy ground to get to docter Laila's house because her grandma needs more medicine. This page turner is such an emotional novel that putting this book down is not an option. Does she make it to docter laila's house? Will she succeed? Well read this book and find out.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This tale is packed with sadness and horrifying events. Aeysha the main character journeys though a war that has torn baiurt upart and blown her mother up! Aeysha has to propare her self to cross enemy ground to get to docter Laila's house because her grandma needs more medicine. This page turner is such an emotional novel that putting this book down is not an option. Does she make it to docter laila's house? Will she succeed? Well read this book and find out.
BY EMMA WENDES Yr5AD
BY EMMA WENDES Yr5AD
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This tale is packed with sadness and horrifying events. Aeysha the main character journeys though a war that has torn baiurt upart and blown her mother up! Aeysha has to propare her self to cross enemy ground to get to docter Laila's house because her grandma needs more medicine. This page turner is such an emotional novel that putting this book down is not an option. Does she make it to docter laila's house? Will she succeed? Well read this book and find out.
BY EMMA WENDES Yr5AD
BY EMMA WENDES Yr5AD
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oranges in no mans land
The book was on the reading list for my daughters school, This book was uplifting and thought prevoking, great book all round.
Would recommend for 10 years and up. Read more
Would recommend for 10 years and up. Read more
Published 2 days ago by jilly
Brilliant - used for Y5 Literacy
Oranges in No Man's Land Great book for evoking feelings of a child in a country at war (Lebanon). Not too heavy but some great narrative writing for effect. Read more
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