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No Ballet Shoes in Syria
- Author
- Catherine Bruton
- Narrator
- Lara Saawalha
- Publisher
- Nosy Crow Ltd
- Publish Date
- 13 June 2019
- Run Time
- 5 hours 10 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
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Winner of the Books Are My Bag Readers Award
Aya is eleven years old and has just arrived in Britain with her mum and baby brother, seeking asylum from war in Syria.
When Aya stumbles across a local ballet class, the formidable dance teacher spots her exceptional talent and believes that Aya has the potential to earn a prestigious ballet scholarship.
But at the same time, Aya and her family must fight to be allowed to remain in the country, to make a home for themselves and to find Aya's father - separated from the rest of the family during the journey from Syria.
With beautiful, captivating writing, wonderfully authentic ballet detail, and an important message championing the rights of refugees, this is classic storytelling - filled with warmth, hope and humanity.
Read by Lara Saawalha.
"A perfect balance of tragedy and triumph." - Natasha Farrant, author of The Children of Castle Rock
"A moving story about one of the big issues of our time, told with wonderful clarity, and incredibly touching." - Axel Scheffler, illustrator of The Gruffalo
"A moving, textured story ... Ballet Shoes for the 21st century" - The Times
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Details
- Author
- Catherine Bruton
- Narrator
- Lara Saawalha
- Duration
- 5 hours 10 minutes
- Release Date
- 13 June 2019
- ISBN
- 9781788006224
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children’s / Teenage social topics: Migration / refugees, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism and anti-racism, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Synopsis
Winner of the Books Are My Bag Readers AwardAya is eleven years old and has just arrived in Britain with her mum and baby brother, seeking asylum from war in Syria.When Aya stumbles across a local ballet class, the formidable dance teacher spots her exceptional talent and believes that Aya has the potential to earn a prestigious ballet scholarship.But at the same time, Aya and her family must fight to be allowed to remain in the country, to make a home for themselves and to find Aya's father - separated from the rest of the family during the journey from Syria.With beautiful, captivating writing, wonderfully authentic ballet detail, and an important message championing the rights of refugees, this is classic storytelling - filled with warmth, hope and humanity.Read by Lara Saawalha. "A perfect balance of tragedy and triumph." - Natasha Farrant, author of The Children of Castle Rock"A moving story about one of the big issues of our time, told with wonderful clarity, and incredibly touching." - Axel Scheffler, illustrator of The Gruffalo"A moving, textured story ... Ballet Shoes for the 21st century" - The Times
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