No ballet shoes in Syria /
Bruton, Catherine,
No ballet shoes in Syria / Catherine Bruton. - London : Nosy Crow, 2019. - 259 pages : map (black and white) ; 20 cm
Aya is eleven years old and has just arrived in Britain with her mum and baby brother, seeking asylum from war in Syria. When Aya stumbles across a local ballet class, the formidable dance teacher spots her exceptional talent and believes that Aya has the potential to earn a prestigious ballet scholarship. But at the same time, Aya and her family must fight to be allowed to remain in the country, to make a home for themselves, and to find Aya's father - separated from the rest of the family during the journey from Syria.
9781788004503 (pbk.) : £6.99
Political refugees--Juvenile fiction.
Syrians--Great Britain--Juvenile fiction.
Children's stories.
Fiction 9+.
General.
No ballet shoes in Syria / Catherine Bruton. - London : Nosy Crow, 2019. - 259 pages : map (black and white) ; 20 cm
Aya is eleven years old and has just arrived in Britain with her mum and baby brother, seeking asylum from war in Syria. When Aya stumbles across a local ballet class, the formidable dance teacher spots her exceptional talent and believes that Aya has the potential to earn a prestigious ballet scholarship. But at the same time, Aya and her family must fight to be allowed to remain in the country, to make a home for themselves, and to find Aya's father - separated from the rest of the family during the journey from Syria.
9781788004503 (pbk.) : £6.99
Political refugees--Juvenile fiction.
Syrians--Great Britain--Juvenile fiction.
Children's stories.
Fiction 9+.
General.
