by Benjamin Zephaniah
Alem is an African boy which faces a very difficult situation. At the time there are internal conflicts in Africa. One of them involves Eritrea and Ethiopia and curiously (or unfortunately) his father is from Ethiopia and his mother from Eritrea. This will make them face a stunning adventure; they are not safe in either of the countries yet they used to live happily alterning from one to the other. Knowing that war has exploited harder than ever Alem`s father goes with him to have some unsuspected holidays in London. They book in a comftarble room in a hotel. They visit the city and everything seems fine when suddenly, next morning, Alem wakes up alone…
A note is left for him. The note explains the reasons of this crazy event. It’s for his own safety…
Some social agents go and see him immediately, what am I doing here? Was the most common question he asked himself.
Alem is an African boy which faces a very difficult situation. At the time there are internal conflicts in Africa. One of them involves Eritrea and Ethiopia and curiously (or unfortunately) his father is from Ethiopia and his mother from Eritrea. This will make them face a stunning adventure; they are not safe in either of the countries yet they used to live happily alterning from one to the other. Knowing that war has exploited harder than ever Alem`s father goes with him to have some unsuspected holidays in London. They book in a comftarble room in a hotel. They visit the city and everything seems fine when suddenly, next morning, Alem wakes up alone…
A note is left for him. The note explains the reasons of this crazy event. It’s for his own safety…
Some social agents go and see him immediately, what am I doing here? Was the most common question he asked himself.
The social helpers find him a place to stay with kids of his age until they can manage to get him political asylum in the country.
Eventually Alem gets to hate this place and is taken to some foster parents, which are great and very nice to him. Some days after a letter get to him; it’s his father!
He is very relieved about this but days after one of the letters didn’t please him as much ; her mother had been hacked to death…
Eventually Alem gets to hate this place and is taken to some foster parents, which are great and very nice to him. Some days after a letter get to him; it’s his father!
He is very relieved about this but days after one of the letters didn’t please him as much ; her mother had been hacked to death…
AB 9Y
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