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Lost Riders Elizabeth Laird

Lost Riders By Elizabeth Laird

Lost Riders by Elizabeth Laird


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Summary

A hard-hitting, intensely moving novel about child slavery in the Middle East, from the Carnegie-shortlisted author of Crusade.

Lost Riders Summary

Lost Riders by Elizabeth Laird

A story of separation and the strength of family, Lost Riders is a powerful and thought-provoking novel from award-winning author Elizabeth Laird.

Taken from their home in Pakistan to work in the Persian Gulf, eight-year-old Rashid and his little brother Shari cling to each other. Then they are separated and forced to become jockeys in the lucrative camel-racing business. Rashid is starved and worked to exhaustion by harsh supervisors - but he has a talent for racing and quickly becomes his stable's star jockey. Soon he begins to forget what life was like when he had a proper home. He almost begins to forget about Shari . . .

Lost Riders Reviews

"From a highly respected author whose books consistently expose political and social injustice comes this gut-wrenching story about modern-day slavery. The story is meticulously researched." --The Good Book Guide
"It is a tough book but the children feel real, there is light and shade and, at the very end, a homecoming." --Carousel Magazine

About Elizabeth Laird

Elizabeth Laird is the author of many award-winning children's novels. Kiss the Dust, about the experience of the Kurds, won the Children's Book Award. Jake's Tower, Red Sky in the Morning, Secret Friends, The Garbage King, A Little Piece of Ground and The Fastest Boy in the World were all nominated for the Carnegie Medal. She and her husband divide their time between London and Edinburgh.

Additional information

GOR002410266
9780330452090
0330452096
Lost Riders by Elizabeth Laird
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Pan Macmillan
2009-05-01
304
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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