| Author: | Anna Perera | ISBN: | 9780807592762 |
| Publisher: | Albert Whitman & Company | Publication: | September 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | AW Teen | Language: | English |
| Author: | Anna Perera |
| ISBN: | 9780807592762 |
| Publisher: | Albert Whitman & Company |
| Publication: | September 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | AW Teen |
| Language: | English |
Innocent until proven guilty? Not here you're not. Robbed of his childhood, this is one boy's experience of the supposed war on terror. Khalid, a fifteen-year-old Muslim boy from England, is abducted from Pakistan while on holiday with his family. He is taken to Guantanamo Bay and held without charge, where his hopes and dreams are crushed under the cruelest of circumstances. An innocent denied his freedom at a time when most boys are finding theirs, Khalid tries and fails to understand what's happening to him.
Innocent until proven guilty? Not here you're not. Robbed of his childhood, this is one boy's experience of the supposed war on terror. Khalid, a fifteen-year-old Muslim boy from England, is abducted from Pakistan while on holiday with his family. He is taken to Guantanamo Bay and held without charge, where his hopes and dreams are crushed under the cruelest of circumstances. An innocent denied his freedom at a time when most boys are finding theirs, Khalid tries and fails to understand what's happening to him.
