Run for Your Life bookcover

Run for Your Life

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Description

A moving and sensitive children's book exploring a child's experience living in refugee accommodation in Ireland.

School Library Journal, "Best Books 2023"

Bank Street Best Children's Books 2024



Azari's life has been split in two and the halves are as different as lemons and mangoes. Running links the two parts of her life: sometimes when she runs it is because she wants to, because she feels strong and free. But sometimes it is because she has no other choice.

When Azari and her mother flee for their lives to Ireland they are put in a centre for asylum seekers. They must
share a room with a stranger, eat food they don't know the name of and answer intrusive questions from authorities. Azari's life has secrets. Will she ever be able to stop running?

Product Details

PublisherLittle Island Books
Publish DateJanuary 03, 2023
Pages256
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9781912417858
Dimensions7.7 X 5.0 X 0.8 inches | 0.5 pounds
BISAC Categories: Kids

About the Author

Jane Mitchell lives in Dublin and works with children with physical disabilities. Her Amnesty International- endorsed novel A Dangerous Crossing (Little Island), about a Syrian family fleeing the war, has sold more than 100,000 copies worldwide. Jane spent time volunteering at the refugee camp in Calais to research the book. Chalkline (Walker), about child soldiers in Kashmir, won the Children's Choice Award at the 2010 CBI Awards.

Reviews

"A compassionate look at the asylum seeker system in Ireland through the eyes of a teen girl." - School Libary Journal Starred Review
"A gripping, educational page-turner about a pressing issue that affects millions worldwide."

Kirkus Reviews


"A powerful story featuring resourceful women bravely making their way toward safety and hope."
Publishers Weekly

"It is a book which should make us all reflect on how we in more peaceful, prosperous and safe countries receive those seeking protection."

Immigrant Council of Ireland

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