The Boy At the Back of the Class Helen Oyeyemi In Baghdad

In Baghdad

which have taken the world by storm

Alex makes his escape - yet his most perilous adventure is only just beginning

Rock-solid margins

Its aim is invincibility

The Boy At the Back of the Class Helen Oyeyemi In BaghdadTold with heart and humour, The Boy at the Back of the Class is a child's perspective on the refugee crisis, highlighting the importance of friendship and kindness in a world that doesn't always make sense. There used to be an empty chair at the back of my class, but now a new boy called Ahmet is sitting in it. He's nine years old (just like me), but he's very strange. He never talks and never smiles and doesn't like sweets not even lemon sherbets,