The Boy At the Back of the Class

My favourite novel and book

It was about a boy from Syria and it was amazing but his sister died in the medditeanian sea

Amazing story of friendship and courage. Emotional, funny, gripping, my class loved it and all adults I know!

It was a nice story as the refugee had 3 friend helping him settle in to his new school and country.

I really enjoyed it and it put a realism in it because some people do get unfortunately bullied in school , but some people try to stop the bullying in the story and I’m really happy that it happened because Ahmet seemed really affected by the bullies .

Unexpectedly different to what you would think. A great book that talks all about the amazing journey the boy at the back of the class went through and what the little girl had done for him.

very good love it

i would definately recommend it as it talks about the troubles of wars , conflicts and the trouble it causes to people and it also educates small children on what is happenening in the adult world , also letting them understand that the world also has these things going on in them .

A very interesting story!

This book is amazing it is about a boy who is a refugee and he escapes a war and comes to a school where he is new and the bully bullies him but his friends protect him!
Iwould definitely recommend this to a9 year old or more

I quite liked this book because it showed kindness and respect in lots of different ways. This book is really nice and is written with great care. I think that even if your are not a great fan of books, then you will still be interested in this book. So, it really is just a book for everyone.

Absolutely brilliant! I really like the characters and it has really made me think about the real life situations that refugees can find themselves in.

This was an amazing book. It made me happy at some points and tense at others. I love the idea of Jossie.

An amazing read to educate children on refugees and some of the hardships they experience. The books tackled these issues in an interesting yet fun and child-friendly manner.

One of my favourite chapters detailed an adventure the narrator and her mother went on to find a pomegranate for the refugee boy in her class. Although I throughly enjoyed the book (and was emotional during certain moments throughout), I did find that the first few chapters were a bit slow. Hence, the 4/5 rating rather than a perfect 5/5. Other than this, I will be re-reading this fantastic story and hope to teach it to a class one day!

This book was heart warming

This book is captivating - a challenging topic delivered well. It is not the first time I have read this but it was a good reminder about how the topic of racism and prejudice can be supported through texts.

interesting and educational i think it is great

I can’t explain why but I really liked this book. I liked the characters, the story. It made me feel good because of the morals.

It was interesting to learn about refugees and to learn how they went through many struggles

I enjoyed this book. It was about a boy who had to run away from his home country because there were bombs there. He had to leave his family behind. A group of friends helped Ahmet find his family. I learnt about refugees from this book.

It’s a good book but a bit sad

I like this book because the main character is lovely to Ahmet a refugee in a new place.

I love the book it was so good it was about a refugee boy he and his new friends are on a mission.

This book is about a refugee boy called Ahmet who can't speak any English. He comes to London on a small boat and his mum and dad didn't make it and his sister died in the water. A foster Mum is looking after him. He comes to school and makes lots of lovely friends who look after him and want to help him find his family. There is a horrible boy in his class called Brendon-the-bully. One day there is a competition about who could grow the tallest plant, but Brandon the bully, stamped on Ahmet's plant as it was the tallest one in the class. He also put beans in his special rucksack and worms on his tray!
The main character helps Ahmet by writing to the Queen, asking her to keep the boarder gates open so Ahmet's Mum and Dad will still be able to get into England. The main characters decides to hand deliver the latter to Buckingham Palace, but he gets caught by the special guards and then faints. He gives the letter to the soldiers and then gets invited to have tea with the queen.

amazing

It was very good and a little sad at the end. I read it in two days.

I really enjoyed reading this book because it was about a boy that came from another country. He didn’t know anyone and he didn’t speak much English. But the children in his class were determined to find out about him and become friends. That shows that children are kind and considerate towards others.

I like it because there is always a mysteries and it also very emotional

My teacher recommended that I use the book as it was funny

I liked how it talked about refugee rights in a children book.
it inspired me to help people who have been forced to leave their homes. I reccomend this to people who want to help refugee children in need.