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A carregar... The ones that disappearedpor Zana Fraillon
   Nenhum(a) Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro.   ) Linde1 | Apr 30, 2020 |  Esra, Marin and Isa have been enslaved through debt that their family owes, or through being refugee children without parents who nobody cares for and looks after, or through trickery. The children escape when an electrical fire shorts the sprinkler system and the plants all die. When one of Orlando's thugs comes to check the plants, the hero of the story Ezra stabs him with a knife and kills him. Marin distracts the police so that six year old Isa and Ezra can escape. They run to the drains where they meet a boy called Skeet who steals things to feed them and helps them build a Riverman out of mud who magically comes alive (? or is it just a crazy bum wearing the same raincoat?)Ezra and Isa are running for their lives because they belong to Orlando and he has even tattooed their wrists so that everyone knows they belong to him and his Snake gang so they have to get far away but first they have to rescue Marin. This book is very gut-wrenching violent and quite difficult to read. It is not for the faint-hearted. It gives us an insight into the thoughts and feelings of children who have the worst of lives; who are unloved and unwanted. In this story it is their wish for a better life that helps them to eventually triumph . The supernatural element was a bit weird and the whole way through I kept wondering what country it was set in...US, UK or even Australia? I guess she kept in vague to keep us guessing. (  ) nicsreads | Aug 5, 2017 | sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
Beautiful, magical and moving, this is a SKELLIG for a new generation, from the author of THE BONE SPARROW, shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal 2017 and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2016. Some stories need to be told... A moving, beautifully-written and poignant novel about child trafficking and the search for freedom. Kept by a ruthless gang, three children manage to escape from slavery. But freedom isn't just waiting on the outside. Separated, scared and looking after a small child, Esra will do whatever she can to reunite with her friend Miran, who was captured by the police - the police who she mustn't trust. Hiding in the shadows of the forest, Esra is found by a local boy, a boy with his own story. Together they will create a man out of mud. A man who will come to life and lead them through a dark labyrinth of tunnels until they finally have the courage the step above ground. Until they finally have the courage to speak their story. Until they finally have the courage to be free. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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