Library's review
This is the gut-wrenching story of Kha - lid, a teenage boy from the UK, who is kidnapped by the CIA while visiting rel - atives in Pakistan. Innocent, yet accused of being a terrorist, Khalid is tortured and eventually transferred to Guantan - amo Bay, not knowing if he will ever get home again
Genres
Publication
Albert Whitman & Company (2011), Edition: Reprint, 352 pages
Description
Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML: Innocent until proven guilty? Not here, you're not. He's fifteen. He's hasn't done anything wrong. It was supposed to be just a trip to visit his mum's family in Pakistan. But for Khalid Ahmed, it was the beginning of a living nightmare. He's kidnapped�??then taken to a place thousands of miles from his home in the UK. A place where torture and terror are the daily routine. A place he may never be allowed to leave... A place called Guantanamo Bay.
Awards
Costa Book Awards (Shortlist — Children's Book — 2009)
Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing (Nominee — 2010)
Angus Book Award (Shortlist — 2010)
Branford Boase Award (Shortlist — 2010)
The White Ravens (2010)
Isinglass Teen Read Award (Nominee — 2013)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 2012)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Teens (Fiction — 2011)
Language
Original language
English
ISBN
0807530778 / 9780807530771
DDC/MDS
| 823.92 |