This years’ Young City Reads title ‘The Boy at the Back of the Class’ by Onjali Q. Rauf follows the story of a young Syrian refugee Ahmet. This beautiful tale of empathy and compassion, introduces us to a small group …
‘I am utterly thrilled to have had ‘The Boy at the Back of the Class’ chosen for Young City Reads! It is such an honour. I hope all human ‘beans’ (of every age!) reading and engaging with it, reach …
Read moreOnjali Q. Raúf’s Refugee Story Chosen for Young City Reads 2019
Between us, Team YCR must have read Kid Normal 3,452* times, so it’s fair to say we know all the characters pretty well. We’ve talked with loads of you about which character wins your affection the most and we even …