{"product_id":"the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-pre-owned","title":"The Boy at the Back of the Class (pre-owned)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePrice: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e 20 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAED\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Like new\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Hachette Children's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e9781510105010\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field field--name-field-intro field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere’s an empty chair at the back of the class because a girl left at the end of last year. Nobody pays it any attention until one day a new boy sits there. A strange, quiet boy who never talks or smiles and who disappears at break and lunch. A group of classmates, lead by our intrepid narrator, decide to make friends with this boy, running up to him after school to give him small presents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field field--name-field-component field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field__item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--full-width\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe boy’s name is Ahmet, and he’s a refugee boy from Syria, The gang get to know him and they play together and work together, but not everyone is as friendly. Bullies in the class and even one amongst the teachers don’t like Ahmet, even after they hear his sad story. The gang, however, come up with a plan to help Ahmet, though they have no idea how much trouble and excitement it’s going to cause.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnjali Q Raúf presents the issues around refugees – their plight, attitudes towards them, ways of helping them – through a warm, charming story about a good-\u003cspan\u003ehearted nine-year-old who just wants to help a friend. It’s intelligent and interesting, and the story itself is lively and funny as the kids follow their own logic with admirable determination. It doesn’t shy away from the ugliness, either, from the horrors and losses faced by the refugees, to the bigotry and racism and ignorance they face, albeit presented in a way that doesn’t overwhelm a positive story about friendship and love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kutubna Cultural Center","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52690186141978,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/5561\/7562\/files\/Screenshot2026-08-13112903_0c91b4ad-a762-4444-8e80-ccd254ba7d34.png?v=1786606551","url":"https:\/\/www.kutubna.ae\/products\/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-pre-owned","provider":"Kutubna Cultural Center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}