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Oranges in No Man's Land Elizabeth Laird

Oranges in No Man's Land By Elizabeth Laird

Oranges in No Man's Land by Elizabeth Laird


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Summary

A gripping story of a ten-year-old girl who risks death to make a lifesaving dash through war-torn Beirut.

Oranges in No Man's Land Summary

Oranges in No Man's Land by Elizabeth Laird

Since her father left Lebanon to find work and her mother tragically died in a shell attack, ten-year-old Ayesha has been living in the bomb-ravaged city of Beirut with her granny and her two younger brothers. The city has been torn in half by civil war and a desolate, dangerous no man's land divides the two sides. Only militiamen and tanks dare enter this deadly zone, but when Granny falls desperately ill Ayesha sets off on a terrifying journey to reach a doctor living in enemy territory.

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This novel stays in the memory well after it is finished. . . it is a tribute to the human spirit -- Nicholas Tucker * TES *

About Elizabeth Laird

Elizabeth Laird is the multi-award-winning author of several much-loved children's books including The Garbage King, The Fastest Boy in the World and Dindy and the Elephant. She has been shortlisted for the prestigious Carnegie Medal six times. She lives in Britain now, but still likes to travel as much as she can.

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GOR001998133
9780330445580
0330445588
Oranges in No Man's Land by Elizabeth Laird
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Pan Macmillan
20070803
128
N/A
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