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Khalid, a fifteenyearold muslim boy from rochdale, is abducted fr. Guantanamo boy by anna perera is in the top ten books to drag the kids away from computer games for ten minutes at least. Guantanamo boy by anna perera overdrive rakuten overdrive. Anna pereras novel for teenagers about the notorious american detention camp is a gruelling imaginative journey. Anna perera was born in london to a sri lankan, buddhist father and irish, catholic mother who was a graduate of university college, dublin and supported her four young children by teaching after he died when she was eight. She worked as an english teacher in two secondary schools in london, and later became responsible for a unit for boys excluded from mainstream schools.
Anna perera khalid, a fifteenyearold muslim boy from rochdale, is abducted from pakistan while on holiday with his family. This debut, published in 2009 in the uk, chronicles in devastating detail the kidnapping, incarceration and torture of an ordinary teenager six months after 911. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. He is taken to guantanamo bay and held without charge, where his hopes and dreams are crushed under the cruellest of. Anna pereras guantanamo for kids books the guardian. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. She worked as an english teacher in two secondary schools in london, and later became responsible for a unit for excluded boys. Guantanamo boy is a novel written by anna perera about a 15 year old boy named khalid who lives in london just six months after 911.
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The glass collector, by anna perera the new york times. She worked as an english teacher in two secondary schools in london, and later became responsible for a unit of boys excluded from mainstream schools. This detailed literature summary also contains quotes and a free quiz on guantanamo boy by anna perera. Guantanamo boy by anna pererasf said is convinced by a shocking story about an ordinary rochdale lad. Perera guantanamo boy draws a vivid portrait of the communitys. It was stories like these that guantanamo boy is based on, although the book itself emerged out of just one line delivered by the. Anna perera was born in london to an irish mother and sri lankan father. Book fairs scholastic education classroom magazines about us. Guantanamo boy 2009, a childrens book from british writer anna perera, tells the story of a muslim teen abducted while on vacation and detained without charges in guantanamo bay. This is a great look at how real world experiences can be used as the foundation of an riveting story with. Guantanamo boy by anna perera and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Anna perera was born in london to an irish mother and a sri lankan father. He only speaks english, rarely goes to mosque, never prays, never reads the quran and dreams of playing professional soccer.
Guantanamo boy is a fiction novel that follows a young fifteenyearold muslim boy that lives in rochdale england. He had to go to pakistan because his sister had to live in a better house. Khalid demonstrates throughout the story that he loves life in his hometown rochdale, not wanting to welcome any change. Few subjects in recent political history have proved as controversial and divisive as guantanamo bay. For many, the internment camp where alqaeda suspects were. Feb 05, 2009 anna perera was born in london to an irish mother and sri lankan father. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Guantanamo boy by anna perera 97801426078paperback. Character analysis in the book guantanamo boy, there are many specific characters that play an important role in the story line. The book was written in response to the stories of reallife child detainees at guantanamo and the post911 culture of fear and paranoia that landed them there. Anna perera was born in london, and now lives in hampshire.
A novel about the notorious detainment camp at guantanamo bay has been nominated for a top childrens book prize. When her husband, david knopfler, played a charity gig for reprieve, anna found out about the captive children who inspired guantanamo boy. After teaching english at two schools in london, she took over a unit for adolescents who were excluded from school and later did an ma in writing for children at winchester university. He is taken by the cia in pakistan and shipped to guantanamo. Mar 11, 2012 perera is also the author of guantanamo boy, a novel about khalid, a 15yearold briton of pakistani descent abducted from his aunts home in karachi, pakistan, and held for two years. Guantanamo bay book nominated for top childrens book. Sep 01, 2012 guantanamo boy paperback september 1, 2012 by anna perera author.
Khalid is a normal 15yearold english boy, who loves soccer, computer games and has a crush on a girl at school. It tells the story of an average english boy, khalid, kidnapped from pakistan while on a family holiday and handed over to american forces on suspicion of being involved with a terrorist plot. Personal stories about big subjects are the ones that interest her and when she attended a gig for the charity, at the globe theatre in 2006 and learnt children had been abducted and rendered to guantanamo bay, the event became the inspiration for the critically acclaimed novel, guantanamo boy, which has been translated into a. He is taken to guantanamo bay and held without charge, where his hopes and dreams are crushed under the cruellest of circumstances. Glass collector and other, read online free in epub,txt at. He is taken to guantanamo bay and held without charge, where his hopes and dreams are crushed under the cruelest of. A discussion of the book guatanamo boy by anna perera albert whitman, 2011 with high school and college students. Khalid, a fifteenyearold muslim boy from rochdale, is abducted from pakistan while on holiday with his family. Book summary guantanamo boy is the story of 15 year old muslim boy named khalid that lives in england with his mom, dad, and two younger sisters. Anna pereras guantanamo boy is fiction, but is based on real accounts of the guantanamo concentration camp the usa established offshore during the war on terror. After spending a few years teaching english in secondary schools, she took a job running an alternative school program for teenage boys. G uantanamo boy is about a kid you might meet in any contemporary british teen novel. The story takes place in 2001, shortly after the bombing of the twin towers, or 911.
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