For Khalid, the war on terror just got personal. 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 footy, seeing his friends, 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. Ages 13+

 

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.