Close to the Wind

by Jon Walter

Book Overview

A simple, resonant, and utterly heart-shattering debut about greed, love, trust and what matters most when your world falls apart.

A war-torn country . . . only one way out.Ten-year-old Malik's world is falling apart. Soldiers have invaded town, and his mother is missing, leaving Malik with his grandfather, Papa. Along with a thousand other refugees, their hope for escape to a new life lies in gaining passage aboard one ship--but the demand...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0545816629
• ISBN13: 9780545816625
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: David Fickling Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9