No. of pages 352
This book has been graded for interest at 7+ years.
There are 352 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd .
Anna Perera was born in London, and now lives in Hampshire. She has published four children's books. When her husband, David Knopfler, played a charity gig for Reprieve, Anna found out about the captive children who inspired Guantanamo Boy.
Costa Children's Book Award
Branford Boase Award
Prejudice And Racism in fiction
Religion And Faith in fiction
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Isinglass Teen Read Award
This book was recognised by the Isinglass Teen Read Award.
The Whitbread Award
This book was recognised by the The Whitbread Award, now called 'The Costa Book Awards'. These are a set of annual literary awards recognising English-language books by writers based in Britain and Ireland. They were inaugurated for 1971 publications and known as the Whitbread Book Awards until 2006 when Costa Coffee, then a subsidiary of Whitbread, took over sponsorship.