Duration
6h 35m
Year
2016
Language
English

About

For fourteen-year-old Alix, life on Hayling Island off the coast of England seems insulated from problems such as war, terrorism and refugees. But when Alix and her friend Samir go to the beach and pull a drowning man out of the incoming tide, her world changes. Mohammed, an illegal immigrant and student, has been tortured by rebels in Iraq for helping the allied forces and has spent all his money to escape. Desperate not to be deported, Mohammed's destiny now lies in Alix's hands, and she is faced with the biggest moral dilemma of her life.

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"Hidden is a terrific story. Miriam Halahmy has managed a rare thing; a serious story told with a comic and emotional touch."
UK Crime Novelist Anne Cassidy
"Written with clarity and immediacy...this is a book to counter bigotry."
Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week

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