Boy 87

Author - Ele Fountain

Illustrator - Kate Milner

Translator - Shadia Bakhazi

Shif is just an ordinary boy who likes chess, maths and racing his best friend home from school. But one day, soldiers with guns come to his door, and he knows that he is no longer safe. So Shif is forced to leave his mother and baby sister, and embark upon a dangerous journey – a journey through imprisonment and escape, new lands and strange voices, and a perilous crossing by land and sea. He encounters cruelty and kindness and separates from people he loves. Boy 87 is a gripping, uplifting story of one boy’s struggle to survive. It echoes the story of young people all over the world today.

Edition - First

Number of Pages - 236

Cover - Hard Cover