Boy, Everywhere

A M Dassu author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Old Barn Books

Published:22nd Oct '20

£7.99

Available for immediate dispatch.

Boy, Everywhere cover

This debut middle-grade novel chronicles the harrowing journey taken by Sami and his family from privilege to poverty, across countries and continents, from a comfortable life in Damascus, via a smuggler's den in Turkey, to a prison in Manchester. A story of survival, of family, of bravery ... In a world where we are told to see refugees as the ‘other’, this story will remind readers that ‘they’ are also ‘us'.

Thank you for writing this... Boy, Everywhere challenges stereotypes and shows the reality of Syrians before the war. I loved the characters, they were very realistic and so convincing, the friendships so real. Such a good story – a brilliant novel.

-- Nadine Kaadan

Good books leave you a little bit changed. Boy, Everywhere made me want to change the world. Everyone should read this book.

-- Kathryn E

  • Winner of Little Rebels Book Awards 2021 (UK)
  • Winner of Calderdale Children's Book Award 2021 (UK)
  • Winner of York Book Award 2022 (UK)
  • Short-listed for Waterstones Children's Book Prize (Older Fiction) 2021 (UK)
  • Short-listed for The Diverse Book Awards 2021 (UK)

ISBN: 9781910646649

Dimensions: 198mm x 128mm x 21mm

Weight: 320g

288 pages