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|date=January 2017
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'''Longlisted for the 2018 CILIP Carnegie Medal'''
Omar is a twelve-year-old boy living in Bosra, Syria. He works two small jobs before and after school. He prefers the jobs to school. Omar dreams of becoming a successful entrepreneur with a network of businesses to rule over. He's already developing a successful sales patter. Omar has a clever sister who wants to be a teacher, and a clever brother who few realise is clever because he has cerebral palsy and people can't see past his speech impediment. He has a father who works for the government, a mother who worries too much, a hypercritical granny and a couple of annoying younger siblings.
Fifty pence from the sale of each book will be donated to an international charity supporting the Syrian refugee crisis and if you want to do more, you can read about The Hope School and Mandala Trust [http://www.elizabethlaird.co.uk/ideas-for-fundraising/ here] about providing education for young people, even when they have had to flee their homes because war came to their country.
You might also enjoy [[Refugee Boy by Benjamin Zephaniah]], the story of a refugee once he has reached the UK. Or [[Here I Stand by Amnesty International]], a collection of short stories about human rights around the world. Laird has a story in there! Adults might enjoy (if that's the right word) [[The Boy from Aleppo who Painted the War by Sumia Sukkar]].
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