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Boy 87 (Refugee 87) is a contemporary novel by Ele Fountain. The refugee crisis is one of the themes in this novel. It is published by Pushkin Children's Books in the UK and by Little Brown in the US (as Refugee 87). The book was written while the author was living in Ethiopia.
Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the English-dubbed version of the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale. [116] Although initial reactions to the film were described as "mixed", [d] with reviewers finding it abundantly detailed and laden with meaning, [e] the film quickly garnered critical acclaim in Japan.
The Book of Boy is a young adult historical fiction novel written by Catherine Gilbert Murdock and published in February 2018. It recounts the journey of the eponymous Boy, who accompanies the pilgrim Secundus as they gather relics associated with Saint Peter. It was named a Newbery Honor book in January 2019.
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Prisoner B-3087 is a Junior Library Guild book. [3]Kirkus Reviews called Prisoner B-3087 "a bone-chilling tale not to be ignored by the universe." [4] Publishers Weekly wrote that Gratz's "determination to be exhaustively inclusive, along with lapses into History Channel–like prose, threatens to overwhelm the story.
' Without Family '; English: Nobody's Boy) is an 1878 French novel by Hector Malot. The most recent English translation is Alone in the World by Adrian de Bruyn in 2007. The novel was reportedly inspired by the Italian street musicians of the 19th century, in particular the harpists from Viggiano , Basilicata .
He tells her of the "vargtimmen" ("Hour of the Wolf"), during which, he says, most births and deaths occur. He also recounts his childhood trauma of being locked into a closet where, as his parents said, a small person lived. He then recalls a confrontation with a small boy while out fishing on the island, which culminated with him killing the boy.
China Girl is a contemporary take on the classic tale of Romeo and Juliet.Set in 1980s Manhattan, the plot revolves around the intimate relationship developing between Tony, a teenage boy from Little Italy, and Tye, a teenage girl from Chinatown, while both of their older brothers become engrossed in a heated gang war against each other.