A Strange Land
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
A Strange Land
By (Author) Alan Gibbons
Illustrated by Alan Brown
HarperCollins Publishers
Barrington Stoke Ltd
21st October 2015
3rd September 2015
United Kingdom
Classifications
Young Adult
Fiction
823.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
64
Width 130mm, Height 198mm, Spine 4mm
120g
Description
Poignant and powerful narrative about intolerance and freeing yourself from bad influences, by an award-winning author.
The Blokes rule Jack's school. They're bullies, racists and meaner than anyone around. And they've targeted Jack's new friend Hassan as their latest victim. Hassan escaped war in his homeland only to be faced with the wrath of the Blokes. Can Jack stand up for his friend or will he break under pressure Tense teen drama, with a strong message.
Author Bio
A former primary school teacher, alan has written over 60 books and won many awards in the UK. He has always been shortlisted twice for the carnegie Medal and his books have been published all over the world in dozens of languages. As well as being a writer, Alan is a high profile library campaigner and also an education consultant and is a very popular speaker at schools, libraries, colleges and conferences - he visits over 150 schools a year!
