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Brân ac Arwr y bws

by Onjali Q Raúf
Adapted by Elidyr Jones

Interest age: 8 to 9

Published by Rily Publications, 2023

This book is also available in English

About this book

The reader usually identifies with the main character from the very beginning but in this book the author asks us to engage with a character who represents everything we don't like - a bully! But this story challenges us to see beyond our prejudices and understand that everyone has their own story, not just the main character! In a gripping tale of a thief who robs London landmarks, the reader meets brave and warm characters who are homeless. The author weaves Brân's development from the bully at the beginning of the book to the hero at the end, developing an understanding of the life of homeless people. This is a book that requires the reader to look behind the curtain and look with new eyes at the world around them.

About the author

Onjali Q Raúf is the founder of Making Herstory, an organisation mobilising men, women and children from all walks of life to tackle the abuse and trafficking of women and girls in the UK and beyond. In her spare time, she delivers emergency aid convoys for refugee families surviving in Calais and Dunkirk, and supports interfaith projects. She specialised in Women's Studies at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth and Oxford University. The Boy at the Back of the Class is her first novel.

Watch our interview with Onjali Q Raúf

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