When we get to the Island by Alex Nye

When we get to the Island by Alex Nye

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This is the story of Hani, a refugee who escapes from war-torn Syria with his sister, Reena, and his unlikely friendship with a girl who helps him flee across Scotland, into uninhabited Flow Country, to the northern most tip of Britain, looking for his abducted sister.

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When we get to the Island by Alex Nye

Hani is 12 and invisible, and yet everyone wants to capture him. After escaping from Syria with his sister, he finds himself working in atrocious conditions somewhere in Scotland. When his sister disappears, he begins a perilous journey to find her, across some of the wildest terrain in Scotland. Mia is also on the run, and sometimes it feels as if she will never stop running. When she helps Hani escape from his captors, the two become inseparable. Her dream is to reach the island where she was last happy, when her parents were alive, and find the little house she believes they still own. Once we reach the island, she tells Hani, everything will be okay. But their journey takes them into dangerous landscapes, hunted by dangerous men, chased through a system of underground flooded caverns while a great storm sweeps the coast. Whatever happens, Mia knows that she must help Hani to find his sister. What they will really find at the end of their journey may come as a surprise to both of them. Alex Nye is the award-winning author of Chill and Darker Ends.
Alex Nye is an award-winning children's author. She grew up in Norfolk by the sea, but has lived in Scotland since 1995 where she finds much of her inspiration in Scottish history. At the age of 16 she won the W H Smith Young Writers' Award out of 33,000 entrants, and has been writing ever since. Her first children's novel, CHILL, won the Scottish Children's Book of the Year Award. She likes to spend her time walking her dog, swimming, scribbling in notebooks, and tapping away on her laptop. She also teaches and delivers workshops on creative writing/ghost stories/Scottish history. She graduated from King's College, London more years ago than she cares to admit.
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ISBN 13 9781912280285
ISBN 10 1912280280
Title When we get to the Island
Author Alex Nye
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Fledgling Press
Year published 2019-11-21
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.