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Oranges in No-Man's Land

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Since her father left Lebanon to find work and her mother tragically died in a shell attack, ten-year-old Ayesha has been living in the bomb-ravaged city of Beirut with her granny and her two younger brothers. The city has been torn in half by civil war and a desolate, dangerous no man's land divides the two sides. Only militiamen and tanks dare enter this deadly zone, but when Granny falls desperately ill Ayesha sets off on a terrifying journey to reach a doctor living in enemy territory.

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Publisher: Pan Macmillan UK

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781743036167
  • File size: 388 KB
  • Release date: October 5, 2006

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781743036167
  • File size: 3288 KB
  • Release date: October 5, 2006

Formats

OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:690
Text Difficulty:3

Since her father left Lebanon to find work and her mother tragically died in a shell attack, ten-year-old Ayesha has been living in the bomb-ravaged city of Beirut with her granny and her two younger brothers. The city has been torn in half by civil war and a desolate, dangerous no man's land divides the two sides. Only militiamen and tanks dare enter this deadly zone, but when Granny falls desperately ill Ayesha sets off on a terrifying journey to reach a doctor living in enemy territory.

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