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[The Eleventh Trade] pulls readers into Sami’s quest to regain stability in his new life, making it impossible for readers not to empathize with his longing for a home. Both a quest story and a friendship story, this book brings to life the traumatic reality refugee children experience in a world filled with borders and walls.
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[The Eleventh Trade is] a heartwarming story of life as a refugee, about friendship, overcoming tragedy, and an exciting quest. A classic book relevant to the events in the world today.
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STARRED REVIEW: The [Eleventh Trade] sensitively portrays the contemporary challenges faced by refugees plagued by impossibly difficult experiences to work through and the ways friends can help them find a new home.
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[The Eleventh Trade is] a moving debut about music and the power of community.
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The Invisible Boy addresses a serious topic through an engaging story, encouraging a conversation around a difficult and important subject.
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Addressing the serious subject of modern slavery, this engaging story [The Invisible Boy] encourages the difficult conversations that need to happen if we are to have any chance of exposing and eliminating it.
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Full of hope and adventure, whilst never avoiding difficult truths, this is a beautifully crafted story of friendship and survival, complete with well-drawn characters to fall in love with.
