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The Story In the aftermath of the Second World War, Elsie knows that the summer holidays are going to be constantly interrupted by tormentor Marjorie Bush and her gang. Elise’s brother Harry is starting work at the paper mill, leaving Elsie with no one to play with and no one to protect her for an […]
The Story Malala has grown up with her two brothers, Khushal and Atal, brave mother and dedicated father in Pakistan. Malala has loved studying at the school built by her father, now the headmaster, near her home. However when she is just ten years old, the Taliban take control of the part of Pakistan where […]
The Story With her father killed in action, life for Olive and her family has been torn apart. In London, in World War II, Olive, her brother Cliff and her big sister Sukie go to the pictures. During an unexpected German bombing raid, Olive can do nothing to stop Sukie vanishing into the dust before […]
The Story Eleven year old Aya is an asylum seeker who has escaped from the war in Syria to seek refuge in England. The story starts in a community centre in a deprived area of Manchester where, with her mother, Mumma, and baby brother, Moosa, Aya is waiting to see a case worker in […]
The Story Shif loves nothing more than spending time with his greatest friend Bini, chess and maths. However, when soldiers swarm his small city all the happiness is drained from his world. Shif’s father, he believes, died many years ago but soon the truth is revealed. Shif’s father was captured by the military when asking for a […]
The story Set in Afghanistan where cruelty of the Taliban lies behind every corner, Parvana and her family live in one cramped room. The mean and crafty rules of the Taliban require women not to go outside without the company of a man. So when Parvana’s father gets arrested for talking about memories of […]
