In the vein of timely titles such as Katherine Applegate\'s Wishtree and Alan Gratz\'s Refugee comes a touching, accessible middle-grade debut about the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis, as well as the life-changing power of friendship and standing as an ally.
The whole Class is curious about this new boy-.
Khan\'s classroom, but on the third Tuesday of the school year a new kid fills it: nine-year-old Ahmet, a Syrian refugee.
There used to be an empty chair at the Back of Mrs.
In the vein of timely titles such as Katherine Applegate\'s Wishtree and Alan Gratz\'s Refugee comes a touching, accessible middle-grade debut about the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis, as well as the life-changing power of friendship and standing as an ally