Rollercoaster: KS3, 11-14. the Island at the End of Everything
Author | : Kiran Millwood Hargrave |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2019-10-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 0198444869 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780198444862 |
Rating | : 4/5 (862 Downloads) |
Download or read book Rollercoaster: KS3, 11-14. the Island at the End of Everything written by Kiran Millwood Hargrave and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-10 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve-year-old Ami lives on Culion Island in the Philippines, the world's largest leper colony, with her mother who is "touched". The arrival of Mr Zamora, a sinister government official, brings the life-changing decree that all healthy children must leave the island and move to an orphanage.Banished across the sea, can Ami find her way home before her mother dies?With themes of prejudice, difference, segregation, family, friendship and loss, this stunning novel provides plenty of opportunies for classroom discussion and will grip 11-14 students.