Kiss the Dust

· Pan Macmillan
4.7
7 reviews
Ebook
256
Pages
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About this ebook

Kiss the Dust by Elizabeth Laird is an unforgettable, award-winning novel of conflict, persecution and the hardships faced by refugees.

Tara is an ordinary teenager. Although her country, Kurdistan, is caught up in a war, the fighting seems far away. It hasn't really touched her. Until now.

The secret police are closing in. Tara and her family must flee to the mountains with only the few things they can carry. It is a hard and dangerous journey - but their struggles have only just begun. Will anywhere feel like home again?

Ratings and reviews

4.7
7 reviews
Ev McK
June 18, 2020
A young kurdish girl is forced to flee her home when her father is betrayed to the secret police. She experiences the dramatic drop from rich to poor, and starts to value the small things more.
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Iain Kennedy
August 4, 2016
This could really open children's eyes to iraq and Iran
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Josef Watson
October 1, 2017
I love tara
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About the author

Elizabeth Laird is the multi-award-winning author of several much-loved children's books, including The Garbage King, The Prince Who Walked with Lions and The Fastest Boy in the World. She has been shortlisted for the prestigious CILIP Carnegie Medal six times. She lives in Britain now, but still likes to travel as much as she can.

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