{"title":"Elizabeth Laird","description":"\u003cp\u003eShop books by \u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Laird\u003c\/strong\u003e at Readers Warehouse. Expect fantasy. Reader favourites include \u003cem\u003eWelcome to Nowhere\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCrusade\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Fastest Boy in the World\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest for ages 9 and up. 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And Lucy is the first to tease, the first to call her 'Earwig', until they get to know one another and Lucy sees that Rafaella is full of hopes and ideas, just like she is. Lucy loves keeping her own secret friend, until tragedy strikes and secrets can't be kept any longer.Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the Children's Book Award and reissued with new illustrations, more than twenty years after first publication, Elizabeth Laird's moving and unflinching novella brings home the crucial importance of cultivating empathy in young people.\"[A] humane and honest story. It conveys so much, so simply and so well.\"-Scotsman\"[A] fine weepy with a moral, about the dangers of playground cliquishness and cruelty.\"-The Sunday Times","brand":"BOOKSITE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32142139064435,"sku":"9781529015409","price":233.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/products\/secret-friends-elizabeth-laird-28079006318707.jpg?v=1637919897"},{"product_id":"9781529075649","title":"The Misunderstandings Of Charity Brown","description":"Charity Brown's life is about to change - her family have been left a huge, rambling house by a mysterious benefactor, and her parents want to move in and throw open its doors to the needy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnly recently back from hospital after months of isolation with polio, Charity is over-protected and lonely as the only child still at home. Her family are very religious - her sisters are called Faith and Hope, and her brother Ted is studying to be a preacher - so she's both excited and nervous at the thought of sharing her family and new home with strangers.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"READERS INC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40774104252531,"sku":"9781529075649","price":164.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/files\/the-misunderstandings-of-charity-brown9781529075649-294182.jpg?v=1752695792"},{"product_id":"9781910328682","title":"Gloria's Porridge","description":"","brand":"READERS WAREHOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43781481398387,"sku":"9781910328682","price":129.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/files\/71Aidp-PD5L._SL1200.jpg?v=1757587088"},{"product_id":"9781035034727","title":"My Enemy, My Friend","description":"From award-winning and beloved children's author Elizabeth Laird comes a stunning edition of My Enemy, My Friend, with a cover illustration by Shahar Kober. A must-read modern classic, this is richly detailed historical adventure about two boys coming together from opposing sides of a war.\n\nTwo boys. Two faiths. One unholy war.\n\nWhen Adam's mother dies unconfessed, he pledges to save her soul with dust from the Holy Land. Employed as a dog-boy for the local knight, Adam grabs the chance to join the Crusade to reclaim Jerusalem. He burns with determination to strike down the infidel enemy.\n\nSalim, a merchant's son, is leading an uneventful life in the port of Acre - until news arrives that a Crusader attack is imminent. To keep Salim safe, his father buys him an apprenticeship with an esteemed, travelling doctor. But Salim's employment leads him to the heart of Sultan Saladin's camp - and into battle against the barbaric and unholy invaders.\n\nWhen Adam's and Salim's paths come together, they are forced to reevaluate everything they thought they knew about the enemy . . .\n\nMy Enemy, My Friend has previously been published as Crusade.","brand":"BOOKSITE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45276967600243,"sku":"9781035034727","price":233.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/files\/13868033482556.jpg?v=1784815372"},{"product_id":"9781035034703","title":"Kiss the Dust","description":"From award-winning and beloved children's author Elizabeth Laird comes a stunning edition of Kiss the Dust, with a cover illustration by Roshi Rouzbehani, an author letter and additional content from the author, including discussion notes. A must-read modern classic, this is an unforgettable, award-winning novel of conflict, persecution and the hardships faced by refugees.\n\nTara is an ordinary teenager. Although her country, Kurdistan, is caught up in a war, the fighting seems far away. It hasn't really touched her. Until now.\n\nThe secret police are closing in, and Tara and her family must flee to the mountains with only the few things they can carry. It is a hard and dangerous journey - but their struggles have only just begun. Will anywhere feel like home again?\n\nThis edition includes brilliant extra material, such as:\n- An introduction by Elizabeth Laird\n- Extra content from the author, including reading group questions","brand":"BOOKSITE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45358854766707,"sku":"9781035034703","price":233.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/files\/13867793482556.jpg?v=1789768005"},{"product_id":"9781035034666","title":"MACMILLAN Oranges in No Mans Land.","description":"Oranges in No Man's Land brings Elizabeth Laird's emotional and gripping adventure to her next generation of fans.\n\nSince her father left Lebanon to find work and her mother tragically died in a shell attack, ten-year-old Ayesha has been living in the bomb-ravaged city of Beirut with her granny and her two younger brothers. The city has been torn in half by civil war and a desolate, dangerous no man's land divides the two sides. Only militiamen and tanks dare enter this deadly zone, but when Granny falls desperately ill, Ayesha sets off on a terrifying journey to reach a doctor living in enemy territory.","brand":"PUBLISHER STOCK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45358854996083,"sku":"9781035034666","price":170.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/files\/13867423482556.jpg?v=1789768013"},{"product_id":"9781035034734","title":"Welcome to Nowhere","description":"\"A compassionate, heart-wrenching work that helps readers understand the profound losses people suffer during wartime. \" Kirkus Reviews\n\nFrom award-winning and beloved children's author Elizabeth Laird comes a stunning new edition of Welcome to Nowhere, with a cover illustration by Maria Brzozowska. A must-read book and a modern classic, this is a beautifully written story about the life of one family caught up in civil war.\n\nTwelve-year-old Omar and his brothers and sisters were born and raised in the beautiful and bustling city of Bosra, Syria. Omar doesn't care about politics - all he wants is to grow up to become a successful businessman who will take the world by storm. But when his clever older brother, Musa, gets mixed up with some young political activists, everything changes . . .\n\nBefore long, bombs are falling, people are dying, and Omar and his family have no choice but to flee their home with only what they can carry. Yet no matter how far they run, the shadow of war follows them - until they have no other choice than to attempt the dangerous journey to escape their homeland altogether. But where do you go when you can't go home?\n\nThis edition includes brilliant extra material, such as:\n- An introduction by Elizabeth Laird\n- Extra content from the author, including reading group questions\n\n\"Personal dynamics amid steadily deteriorating conditions, especially the thorny yet loving sibling relations, are strongly depicted.\" Publishers Weekly","brand":"BOOKSITE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45358861189235,"sku":"9781035034734","price":233.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/files\/13868103482556.jpg?v=1787672577"},{"product_id":"9781035034680","title":"The Fastest Boy in the World","description":"Eleven-year-old Solomon loves to run! 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But it's hard to feel grateful when she's living in a tent in her cousin's yard, forced to look after her father and brother rather than go back to school. And, now that she's lost her home, she's lonelier than ever.\n\nAs the family struggle to rebuild their lives, Safiya realizes that her family has always been incomplete, and with her own future in the balance, it's time to uncover the secrets that war has kept buried.\n\nThis edition includes brilliant extra material, such as:\n- An introduction by Elizabeth Laird\n- Extra content from the author, including reading group questions","brand":"BOOKSITE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45358861353075,"sku":"9781035034697","price":233.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/files\/13867733482556.jpg?v=1789767926"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.readerswarehouse.co.za\/collections\/elizabeth-laird-books.oembed","provider":"Readers Warehouse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}