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Nowhere Boy

Katherine Marsh

Ahmed, a fourteen-year-old Syrian refugee, has spent months in a makeshift Belgian refugee camp after losing family members during the war. Hoping to reach England, he eventually hides in the basement of a Brussels home. There he meets thirteen-year-old Max, an American expatriate struggling with school, a bully, and conflict between his parents. Max learns about Ahmed’s life and tries to help.

This book appears on 3 reading lists across 1 edition from 3 organizations.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
810L
ATOS Book Level
5.4
AR Interest Level
MG
AR Points
12
Word Count
76534
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level
S
Themes
Family · Friendship · Immigration And Migration · Racism And Prejudice · War And Conflict
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Square Fish
Published
August 25, 2020
Pages
384
ISBN-13
9781250211453
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
  • 2019Fiction for Children
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