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A discussion of books from smaller publishers by four members of the alan board. After teaching english at two schools in london, she took over a unit for adolescents who were excluded from school and later did an ma in writing for children at winchester university. Anna perera author biography, plus links to books by anna perera. A political novel is a rare thing in young adult literature. I could tell there was a lot of emotion put into writing it and i found i could easily empathise with khalid as he went through the struggles of trying to show ignorant people that he has done nothing wrong. Guantanamo boy is about a kid you might meet in any contemporary british teen novel. The case for a total ban requires showing why torture is wrong even when victims arent pure. Perera effectively narrows the argument against torture to its inefficiency and unreliability. Guantanamo boy and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. An innocent denied his freedom at a time when western boys are finding theirs, khalid tries and fails to understand whats happening to him.
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Guantanamo boy, annaperera shop online for books in. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Anna pereras novel for teenagers about the notorious american detention camp is a gruelling imaginative journey. He had to go to pakistan because his sister had to live in a better house. Guantanamo boy 2009, a childrens book from british writer anna perera, tells the story of a muslim teen abducted while on vacation and detained without charges in guantanamo bay.
Mar 03, 2009 anna pereras novel for teenagers about the notorious american detention camp is a gruelling imaginative journey. Anna perera was born in london to an irish mother and sri lankan father. She worked as an english teacher in two secondary schools in and later became responsible for a unit for boys excluded from mainstream schools. It was supposed to be just a trip to visit his mums family in pakistan. He is taken by the cia in pakistan and shipped to guantanamo. Khalid, a fifteenyearold muslim boy from rochdale, is abducted fr. Guantanamo boy, annaperera shop online for books in australia. Hes got a crush on a girl at school, but cant bring himself to do anything about it. Teachers home lessons and ideas books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit. Feb 05, 2009 anna perera was born in london to an irish mother and sri lankan father. It was first published in england in 2009 and will be published by albert.
Anything is better than this and he knows what will happen next. When her husband, david knopfler, played a charity gig for reprieve, anna found out about the captive children who inspired guantanamo boy. The book guantanamo boy by anna perera is about how a 15 year old boy named khalid who has a turkish mom and a dad that had origins from pakistan. Khalid, a fifteenyearold muslim boy from rochdale, is abducted from pakistan while on holiday with his family. This is a great look at how real world experiences can. Khalid is a normal 15yearold english boy, who loves soccer, computer games and has a crush on a girl at school. Guantanamo boy book by anna perera half price books. Guantanamo boy is a novel written by anna perera about a 15 year old boy named khalid who lives in london just six months after 911. Anna perera was born in london to a sri lankan, buddhist father and irish, catholic mother who was a graduate of university college, dublin and supported her four young children by teaching after he died when she was eight. Guantanamo boy by anna perera 97801426078paperback.
Perera guantanamo boy draws a vivid portrait of the communitys. The book was written in response to the stories of reallife child detainees at guantanamo and the post911 culture of fear and paranoia that landed them there. Novel describes innocent boys guantanamo ordeal reuters. Guantanamo boy is a fiction novel that follows a young fifteenyearold muslim boy that lives in rochdale england. The throbbing pain in his ear makes him feel like hes just been thumped by a stray cricket ball. You know medicalwasting is the worst job in mokattam. Guantanamo boy is one of those rare reads that bridges a fictitious story to that of a real time, place and event making the story so vividly real in its telling. She worked as an english teacher in two secondary schools in london, and later became responsible for a unit for excluded boys. Anna pereras 2009 novel guantanamo boy joins this controversial conversation from a unique perspective. Anna perera was born in london, and now lives in hampshire. This is a great look at how real world experiences can be. Guantanamo boy by anna perera is in the top ten books to drag the kids away from computer games for ten minutes at least. This event was the inspiration for the critically acclaimed novel, guantanamo boy, that has been translated into several languages and nominated for many awards, including shortlisting for the costa childrens book award.
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