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East of the Sun, West of the Moon

January 1, 2014 /in Fiction 10-14 Middle/Secondary

…an asylum-seeking girl on a magical adventure is a brilliantly inventive, bittersweet modern romance, suitable for older readers. In many ways the unnamed heroine’s quest for her bear/prince lover is…

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The Adventures of Odysseus

March 4, 2007 /in Fiction 8-10 Junior/Middle

…adhere to its classical structure: after a prologue vividly outlining the Judgement of Paris and the Trojan War, a destitute Odysseus, granted asylum at the court of King Alcinous, recounts…

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Whisper My Name

March 1, 2011 /in Fiction 14+ Secondary/Adult

Jane Eagland’s earlier book for young adults, Wildthorn, saw its young heroine confined to a Victorian asylum as the penalty for difference from contemporary norms. Whisper My Name returns to…

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Rowan the Strange

May 1, 2009 /in Fiction 10-14 Middle/Secondary

…of 13-year-old Rowan Scrivener, a sufferer from schizophrenia, from his London family to an institution in Kent, described by its director as ‘a private asylum for the mentally deranged’, where…

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Spokes: Stories from the Romani World

March 1, 2009 /in Fiction 10-14 Middle/Secondary

…‘the Traveller world’ and, in particular, of some of those who have been forced to seek asylum – many in Great Britain – following political upheavals in their home territories…

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Gervelie’s Journey

July 4, 2008 /in Non Fiction 8-10 Junior/Middle

…Ivory Coast. When war breaks out there, she and her father flee to Europe. The fear and uncertainty of life as an asylum seeker are evident in the girl’s words,…

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Hello! A Counting Book of Kindnesses

July 1, 2020 /in Picture Book Under 5s Pre-School/Nursery/Infant Adventure

…can you think of to be kind?’ encouraging discussion of simple ways to extend a hand of friendship and help to those seeking asylum. Key facts are included in the…

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An interview with A. M. Dassu

October 19, 2023 /in Featured Author A M Dassu, refugees

…with Boy, Everywhere, the text’s most urgent engagement is with the UK’s treatment of refugees and asylum seekers. As always, Az’s research has been sensitive, meticulous and thorough. And it’s…

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Writing about the people behind the headlines: an interview with Fidan Meikle

August 20, 2026 /in Featured Author My Name is Samim, My Name is Zayn, Fidan Meikle, interview

…‘they carry home.’ The cap is a treasured possession of Musa, a boy who 13-year-old refugee Zayn shares a room with in a UK hotel for asylum seekers. When Musa…

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Explodapedia – an explosion in non-fiction

July 14, 2023 /in Other Articles non-fiction; information; knowledge

…a lattice, a network, with a title at every node. The enormous labour of making an old-time encyclopaedia doesn’t make economic sense anymore. But the need for young readers and…

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Beyond the Secret Garden: Witness Literature

November 16, 2023 /in Beyond The Secret Garden Witness literature

…of Truth exposed the corrupt government in Nigeria, but also the problematic refugee and asylum system in the UK. This book won the Carnegie Medal in 2001. The Day The…

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Books of the Year 2025

November 13, 2025 /in Other Articles

…old when he began his traumatic journey across Europe to seek asylum in the UK, the narrative tracks Samim and Zayn’s parallel travels in search of solace, safety and a…

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Marcus Sedgwick

March 22, 2023 /in Obituary

…crops up in The Ghosts of Heaven, featuring four interlinked stories stretching from the Stone Age to life in a sinister American Mental Asylum during the 1920s. He wrote about…

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Katya Balen wins UKLA Award for second consecutive year

June 23, 2023 /in news

…Raúf (Orion) The Elephant in the Room written by Holly Goldberg Sloan (Piccadilly) Little Light written by Coral Rumble (Troika) The Chime Seekers written by Ross Montgomery (Walker) 11-14+ Tremendous…

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Shortlists announced for the UKLA Book Awards 2023

March 31, 2023 /in news

…Sloan (Piccadilly) Little Light written by Coral Rumble(Troika) The Chime Seekers written by Ross Montgomery (Walker) 11-14+ Tremendous Things written by Susin Nielsen (Andersen) In the Wild Light written by…

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51 search results for: node/asylum seekers

In Reviews

East of the Sun, West of the Moon

The Adventures of Odysseus

Whisper My Name

Rowan the Strange

Spokes: Stories from the Romani World

Gervelie’s Journey

Hello! A Counting Book of Kindnesses

In Articles

An interview with A. M. Dassu

Writing about the people behind the headlines: an interview with Fidan Meikle

Explodapedia – an explosion in non-fiction

Beyond the Secret Garden: Witness Literature

Books of the Year 2025

Marcus Sedgwick

In News

Katya Balen wins UKLA Award for second consecutive year

Shortlists announced for the UKLA Book Awards 2023

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