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Mud City (2nd ed.)

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Parvanas best friend, Shauzia, has escaped the misery of her life in Kabul, only to end up in a refugee camp in Pakistan. She still dreams of seeing the ocean and eventually making a new life in France, but it's hard to imagine when she is living in the Widows Compound of a muddy, crowded refugee camp outside Peshawar. Shauzia finally decides to leave the camp and try her luck on the streets. Peshawar is dangerous and full of desperately poor and wandering children like herself, but she has Jasper, the dog who followed her down from a shepherds camp in the mountains, and she knows how to masquerade as a boy and comb the streets for jobs. But life as a street kid is dangerous and terrifying, even with the advantages of a strong will, brave spirit, and good luck. This is a powerful and human story of a feisty, driven girl who tries to take control of her own life. The reissue includes a new cover and map, and an updated authors note and glossary to provide young readers with background and context. Royalties from the sale of this book go to Street Kids International.

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Product Details
Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
1554987733 / 9781554987733
Paperback / softback
18/06/2015
Canada
English
168 pages
Children / Juvenile Learn More
Quiz No: 207253, Points 4.00, Book Level 4.60,
Middle Years Plus - Key Stage 3 Learn More