The Bone Sparrow: Zana Fraillon

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Engage with research and develop sustainable strategies to embed a culture of reading in your school and classroom. It's set in an Australian refugee camp; it follows a boy named Subhi who lives there with his sister Queeny and his mother and all we know about their past so far is that Subhi has been born there so he's lived in the camp all his life and the two girls fled from their homeland far away. It focuses on imagination; it focuses on refugee life; it focuses on how a story can help you escape. It's mainly about the relationship between Subhi and Jimmie who is a very impatient, chatty girl who does not live in the camp but visits through a hole in the fence. We learn that Jimmie does not have an alive mother and her mother has left her this book containing a story that her mother told to her but Jimmie cannot read so she relies on Subhi to allow her to escape into this poignant story and cling to her mother's existence.

And two, did I reread sections? Yes I did! I did reread sections because I was just astounded with what Zana Fraillon could do with a sentence. I could not put tbis down... and read it whenever I had the chance. As an adult reading this, I think there is a responsibility we have to ensure that all people are treated in an humane and compassionate way, no matter how they come to our country... and no matter what their circumstances. Also that we SHOULD question why asylum seekers are treated as criminals.Moving and memorable, The Bone Sparrow deserves to be read by all who care about our common humanity.' The book is written for middle graders and does an excellent job of presenting very difficult subjects at an appropriate reading level without sugar-coating any of the horror. I believe any age group ten and up should read “The Bone Sparrow,” but the fact that children can learn from the lessons contained within it gives me hope for the future of humanity.

The National Literacy Trust is a registered charity no. 1116260 and a company limited by guarantee no. 5836486 registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in Scotland no. SC042944. The Bone Sparrow is amazing -- tragic, heart-breaking, tear-jerking... yet hopeful, showing the power of friendship, family, love, story-telling, and remembering. The Bone Sparrow will be highly acclaimed and will be on Literature reading lists.Get in early, read it now. Don’t let the marketing aimed at children fool you: this book is loaded for adults.'⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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To me, that's just a really meticulous depiction of the atmosphere and the effect the outside world has on Subhi and I think it's beautiful! Not only is there really beautiful writing, there is also some really hilarious writing! This is a passage when he meets Jimmie for the first time and it made me laugh out loud: Zana Fraillon, an Australian author, has penned a heart breaking and thoroughly compelling tale about refugees in her latest book, The Bone Sparrow that is centered around a young refugee boy living his days with his mother and his elder sister in an Australian detention camp where he spends his days helping his orphan friend to smuggle and with an outsider to help her read the stories about her family history, all the while longing to meet his father across the ocean and to save his soul from such a wretched place. Het is mooi dat verschillende elementen terugkomen in het verhaal en niet zomaar geschreven zijn, maar met een achterliggende gedachte. Subhi is a refugee. Born in an Australian permanent detention center after his mother and sister fled the violence of a distant homeland, Subhi has only ever known life behind the fences. But his world is far bigger than that—every night, the magical Night Sea from his mother's stories brings him gifts, the faraway whales sing to him, and the birds tell their stories. And as he grows, his imagination threatens to burst beyond the limits of his containment.

So beautiful. And so important...encourages empathy. For kids and adults alike!' (The Book Addict blog) An Excellently written book, really pulled at the heartstrings but with unexpected humour. A beautiful tale of a miraculous friendship which is both Sad and beautiful, perfectly combined to such create a wonderful book. Showing the immorality of life at a refugee camp through the eyes of a bright eyed young boy.Amnesty International UK 2019. Amnesty International UK Section Charitable Trust. A company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (03139939) and a charity registered in England and Wales (1051681) and Scotland (SC039534). Amnesty International United Kingdom Section. A company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (01735872). Registered office 17-25 New Inn Yard London EC2A 3EA. Activities – each theme includes a suggested activity which covers art, writing, web research, photography and taking action for Amnesty International.