In the tradition of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas this is the story of one boy's experience of the war against terror behind the barbed wire.
Khalid is a normal fifteen year old. He likes seeing his friends and playing football down the park. He isn't too excited about visiting his family in Karachi but his Mum and Dad shame him in to going with them for the family's sake. So he goes and one day opens the door to an unthinkable nightmare.
Kidnapped by unknown assailants, Khalid is forced to go to a place no child should ever see. A place where systematic humiliation torture and brutality are part of the daily routine. A prison he is powerless to escape. A living hell called Guantanamo Bay.
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Furnace: Lockdown
$16.99 – Paperback book / Faber
'They framed me for murder, condemned me to life in Furnace with its punishments and pain. I've got to get out of here. If I don't, it could be me the Wheezers come for. Me who's dragged screaming from my cell. Me who's ... Buy or find out more →
Guantanamo Boy
$19.99 – Paperback book / Harper Collins
In the tradition of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas this is the story of one boy's experience of the war against terror behind the barbed wire.
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All I Ever Wanted
$19.95 – Paperback book / Text Publishing
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Mim knows what she wants, and where she wants to go—anywhere but home, stuck in the suburbs with her mother who won’t get off the couch, and two brothers in... Buy or find out more →
A Pocketful Of Eyes
$17.99 – Paperback book / Allen & Unwin
When a dead body is discovered at the Museum, Beatrice May Ross is determined to use her sleuthing skills to solve the case. Sharp, sassy YA crime-fiction, with a dash of romance and a splash of funny.
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The Opposite Of Amber
$15.99 – Paperback book / Bloomsbury
'They found the fifth girl right after the snow melted . . . the place where he left her was winter water, crazed with ice-feathers and dusted with snow. The traces from her body were gone, the ones that said his name, b... Buy or find out more →
Mice
$19.99 – Paperback book / Allen & Unwin
Even the meekest of mice have their breaking point...This provocative thriller will have you asking: What would you do if you were pushed to the limit?
'Shelley, darling,' Mum said. 'Don't be frightened. He just wants mo... Buy or find out more →