This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE) Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity.
The events of this story take place in the refugee camp in Rafah, Palestine, where the child Mazen was surprised by a loud noise coming from the neighborhood.
Clare Rainbow-Dashell, the only child of delightfully eccentric, wealthy hippies, has just taken a hiatus from her career as an acclaimed wildlife photographer and returned to California to pursue her academic dreams when a disastrous affair with a professor catapults her to another continent: Africa.
María es una chica de 13 años que la pasa bastante mal en la escuela y también en su casa, donde los conflictos entre sus padres la afectan de manera cotidiana y directa.