Refugee Boy

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.

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…

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Across the nightingale floor

by Lian Hearn

In 'Across the nightingale floor, Takeo is a member of the Hidden, one of the clans of the Three Countries. They are attacked by the Tohan and their villian leader Lord Iida Sadamu. He's the only survivor because a strange man, Lord Otori Shigeru, from the clan of the Otori, saves him. He goes with him to Hagi, Lord Shigeru's castle. There, he tells Takeo his intention of adopting him. Another man, Muto Kenji, tells him he's a member of the Tribe, a clan that has special powers. Kenji starts teaching him his powers, as he was also from the Tribe. Takeo discovers that he can turn invisible, divide into two, has very acute hearing and can turn human to sleep.
As he's from the Tribe, Lord Shigeru tells him that his mission is to kill Iida, who both of the hate him. During his journey he meets with Kaede, a girl from his age. Meanwhile, the Tribe have the intention of relucting him because he has great powers, and his death would be very negative.
During his journey, Takeo learns about love, destiny, implication, friendship and solidarity.

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Harry and the wrinklies

by Alan Temperley

Harry is a boy whose parents are rich.
He is used t o live alone in huge house for is own and his babysitter. However things change when Harry’s parents die in an accident when they are travelling around the world as they usually do. Harry must leave the house where he has live all his life, and move with his two old aunts.
Harry notice strange things in his aunts usual day and he is starting thinking they are both banks robbers, and he is right Harry must chose between a home and a family and doing the right thing.

THIS IS A GREAT BOOK, REALLY FUNNY.IT IS FOR BOTH GIRLS AND BOYS AND IT USES A REALLY EASY LANGUGE. I RECOMEND THIS BOOK TO ANYONE WHO LIKES GOOD READING AND FUNNY BOOKS WHITH ADVENTURE

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