Boy Overboard

Author: Morris Gleitzman

Stock information

General Fields

Price : 24.95 NZD
ISBN : 9780141804354
Publisher : pengui
Imprint : pengui
Contained items :
Weight (g) : 0.118
Publication date : 07 November 2002
Dimensions : 140mm X 109mm X 17mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
RRP : 24.95
Availability date :
Out of print date :
Agency :
Product Type : books

Special Fields

color :
size :
Author : Morris Gleitzman
Series : Puffin audiobooks
Bind : Audio cassette
Edition : Unabridged
Illustrator :
Language :
Dewey classification : 823
Reading Level :
Library of Con LOCSH :
Pages : 2
BIC subject :
Illustrations :
Colour :
Session :
Deck :
Store Notes :
Translator :
Signed :

9780141804354

Description

Jamal and Bibi live in Afganistan. When it is discovered that their mother has been running a school, they must leave home and begin a long journey to Australia. The children survive separation from their family and smugglers only to find that Australia isn't as welcoming as they had thought.

Promotion info

Morris Gleitzman is the author of "Bumface", which was shortlisted for the Guardian Award and the Carnegie Medal.

Author description

Morris Gleitzman was born in Lincolnshire and moved to Australia in his teens. He worked as a paperboy, a shelf-stacker, a frozen chicken de-froster, an assistant to a fashion designer and more before taking a degree in Professional Writing at Canberra College and becoming a writer. He has written for TV, stage, newspapers and magazines but is best-known for his hugely successful children's books. Bumface was shortlisted for the Guardian Award and the Camegie Medal. Morris lives in Melbourne.

1105 Pukuatua Street, Rotorua | Tel: (07) 348-5388 | Email: shop@mcleodsbooks.co.nz

Hours : Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm | Saturday 9.30am - 4pm | Sunday 10 - 3