Boy Overboard

by Morris Gleitzman

Jamal – a football fanatic – and his family find themselves in trouble with the Taliban in Afghanistan and have to flee the country. They hope to emigrate to Australia but their journey is full of obstacles – pirates, storms and refugee camps. Will they all survive as a family?

Themes

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  • Courage
  • Perseverance
  • Football
  • Emigration
  • Australia
  • Siblings
  • Smugglers
  • Landmines
  • Survival
  • Refugees
  • Fear
  • War
  • Ethnic Diversity
  • Violence