Abdul, Rosalia and Cheslav are all young migrants who make the heart-wrenching decision to flee their homelands to seek a better and safer life. Their separate lonely and dangerous journeys have brought them to the north coast of France where they find one another. Needing to cross the English Channel, they enlist the help of an untrustworthy smuggler, which may result in their undoing.
No Safe Place
Abdul, Rosalia and Cheslav are all young migrants who make the heart-wrenching decision to flee their homelands to seek a better and safer life. Their separate lonely and dangerous journeys have brought them to the north coast of France where they find one another. Needing to cross the English Channel, they enlist the help of an untrustworthy smuggler, which may result in their undoing.
Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Best Books for Kids & Teens. 2011.