Rollercoasters: Boy, Everywhere

AM Dassu author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:26th May '22

Should be back in stock very soon

Rollercoasters: Boy, Everywhere cover

From a life of normality to a journey of survival, this is the story of one boy's resilience and hope.

Following a bomb attack, thirteen-year-old Sami and his family leave behind their lives in Syria. They begin a dangerous journey to seek asylum in the UK: through threatening encounters, perilous boat journeys, and arriving at a detention centre, Sami learns the world can be harsh - but can hope be found in these unlikely places?When his mum and sister are caught in a bomb attack in a Damascus shopping mall, 13-year-old Sami and his family make the difficult decision to leave behind their lives in Syria. For Sami, that means saying goodbye to the things he loves most: his friends, football, video games, and his home. But things are about to get even worse as they begin their dangerous journey to seek asylum in the UK. Through encounters with people smugglers, a perilous boat journey across the Mediterranean, and finally their arrival at a detention centre in Manchester, Sami learns that the world can be harsh and unforgiving - but that hope can be found in unlikely places. This award-winning novel challenges the prejudices about refugees and emphasises our common humanity. It is an inspirational story of family, bravery and survival.

The author has created a family that the reader feels empathy for and challenges ideas of who a refugee might be and what they have to face to reach safety. The writing is immersive, with the ending leaving me feeling hopeful.

ISBN: 9781382035101

Dimensions: 197mm x 128mm x 25mm

Weight: 362g

336 pages