The Boy at the Back of the Class
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
This is the story about how one ordinary nine-year-old child and three classmates are full of empathy for Ahmet, a boy that comes to their school as a refugee from Syria (he is the boy at the back of the class).
Through their sensitivity, curiosity, ingenuity, bravery and innocent niceness, they make a massive impact on Ahmet’s life, friends, class, school, community and wider world. There’s a lovely lack of stereotyping on gender and backstory for the narrator, which adds to the message of not judging people before you know them.
An inspiring and sweet tale that will help children think about what it is to be a good person whatever your circumstances (the narrator is from a poor background with a single parent mum who struggles to make ends meet), and challenge prejudice and push for fairness, whenever possible.
This is a beautiful, open-hearted debut from Onjali Q Raúf that should help children be the best they can be and realise the power of kindness.
What you thought...
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Miss B O'Rourke, Birmingham, 27 Ionawr 2021
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This is the most amazing book I've read! I cant wait to read The day we Met the Queen!
Anonymous, Newtown, 27 Ionawr 2021
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I found it very boring and dragged on
I found it very boring and dragged on, 26 Tachwedd 2020
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In the boy at the back of the class... A nine years old boy named Ahmet is a refugee boy and he makes a new friends . The un named child is the courageous person of them all.
Maryam, London, 8 Hydref 2020
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Mind-Blowing, Extremely, AMAZING BOOK! At first I was not interested but it seemed quite fishy so I read the first page..... it simply just got me hooked I was so interested into Ahmed’s life..
Krishna, Victoria, 10 Medi 2020
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this is a great book! i love it and is probably my favourite book ever!
ruby, brigg, 23 Mehefin 2020
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Incredible book it is my favourite
Anonymous, 3 Mehefin 2020
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amazing!!!
Anon, 27 Mai 2020
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Amazing book! I read it with my class.
Lauren, pudsey, 21 Ebrill 2020
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It is a beautiful book and it shows me to be to be more kind
Billijo, Scotland, 5 Mawrth 2020
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The book is amazing it was great because the tried to help people that are a refugees and they try to tell the queen to help find Ahmet the refugee and find his famliy
Adam, St.coulumkills, 5 Mawrth 2020
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i think this book was amazing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
katie, Belfast, 23 Ionawr 2020
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AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anonymous, 4 Tachwedd 2019
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Best childrens book i have read really inspiring to follow your dreams and treat people the same as everyone else. Really good book highly recommend. My son and I loved it.
Best MOM Ever, Los Angeles,California, 3 Tachwedd 2019
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Such a sweet tale
Darcy, 16 Hydref 2019
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Very good book. highly recommend. ~bobby has left the building~
bobby, london, 5 Hydref 2019
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Read this on holiday and LOVED it. I couldn't wait to share it with my Y5 class, so made it our class reading book. They couldn't wait for the end of each day to find out what was going to happen. It's brilliantly entertaining, charming and deals with some challenging subjects very well indeed!
Miss C, Hartlepool, 23 Awst 2019
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I found it very boring and dragged on
louis, England, 4 Mehefin 2019
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Just finished this beautiful book with my 8 year old son, it is funny, extremely moving and thought provoking. We read it over several nights and I shed happy and sad tears! A wonderful read for children and adults alike
Fiona, Dumfries, Scotland, 9 Mai 2019
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It's so innocently beautiful. Many of it's writing can teach kids about being kind to people. The language is also easy to be understood and makes the story easy to be imagined, especially for the non english reader. Very recommended for children and adults.
Qylla, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 31 Mawrth 2019
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100% recommend. It's beautiful. Just finished this book with my 10 year old son and we both loved it, it is now "our book". It's funny, thought-provoking, kind and it presents many lessons about today's world and how kindness, friendship and avoiding stereotypes is so important. Highly recommended and look forward to reading again with my youngest. Will be a great film soon!
Bernie, Stockport, 22 Mawrth 2019
My Y6 children loved this book and cant wait to read the new book 'The Day we Met the Queen.'