No Safe Place by Deborah Ellis
Orphaned and plagued with the grief of losing everyone he loves, 15-year-old Abdul has made a long, fraught journey from his war-torn home in Baghdad, only to end up in The Jungle a squalid, makeshift migrant community in Calais, France. He takes a spot in a small, overloaded boat heading to England and full of other illegal migrants and a secret stash of heroin. A sudden skirmish leaves the boat stalled in the middle of the Channel, the pilot dead, and four young people remaining Abdul, Rosalia, a Romani girl who has escaped from the white slave trade, Cheslav, gone AWOL from a Russian military school, and Jonah, the boat pilot s ten-year-old nephew. The story of their frantic and hazardous Channel crossing makes this a novel of high adventure and heart-stopping suspense.
What the best literature for young readers can be-simple, elegant language crafted to tell a story as full and rich as life itselfEminently memorable. * Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW *
Flashbacks involving the effects of war and poverty on communities and families drive this fast-paced and heart-wrenching narrative, which deals honestly with countless harsh realities. * Publishers Weekly Online *
Flashbacks to each character's personal story are interwoven with the present-tense violence, prejudice, kindness, and community that the young characters find on their journey. -- Hazel Rochman * Booklist *
Ellis' young readers love her because she speaks to them as intelligent, empathetic beings who will soon have agency in the world, and in No Safe Place, this gift is still powerfully evident. -- Emily Donaldson * Quill & Quire, STARRED REVIEW *
This novel moves fast and furiously...exciting and moving. -- Meredith Toumayan * School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW *
Flashbacks involving the effects of war and poverty on communities and families drive this fast-paced and heart-wrenching narrative, which deals honestly with countless harsh realities. * Publishers Weekly Online *
Flashbacks to each character's personal story are interwoven with the present-tense violence, prejudice, kindness, and community that the young characters find on their journey. -- Hazel Rochman * Booklist *
Ellis' young readers love her because she speaks to them as intelligent, empathetic beings who will soon have agency in the world, and in No Safe Place, this gift is still powerfully evident. -- Emily Donaldson * Quill & Quire, STARRED REVIEW *
This novel moves fast and furiously...exciting and moving. -- Meredith Toumayan * School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW *
DEBORAH ELLIS is the author of The Breadwinner, which has sold over one million copies. It has been published in 30 different languages and was made into an Oscar-nominated film. She has won the Governor General’s Award, the Middle East Book Award, the Peter Pan Prize, the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award and the Vicky Metcalf Award. A recipient of the Order of Canada, Deborah has donated more than $2 million in royalties to organizations such as Right to Learn Afghanistan, Mental Health Without Borders and UNHCR. She lives in Simcoe, Ontario.
TONY NASH is a trained film and theatre actor based out of Toronto, of Egyptian and Armenian-Greek descent. He first began acting as a child as a means of keeping himself and his family entertained and in high school was awarded best male performance at the Sears regional One-Act Play Festival. He has since had recurring and guest star roles on shows such as Suits, Blood & Treasure, Condor and The Transplant. He has also narrated the audio book, DeNiro's Game by Rawi Hage. He is fluent in Arabic, French and Spanish
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| ISBN 13 | 9780888999740 |
| ISBN 10 | 0888999747 |
| Title | No Safe Place |
| Author | Deborah Ellis |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada |
| Year published | 2010-10-14 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Prizes | Commended for OLA Best Bets 2010, Commended for CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens 2011 (Canada), Commended for Resource Links' Year's Best 2010 (Canada), Short-listed for SYRCA Snow Willow Award 2011 |
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