The Star Outside my Window

Descriere

'I've always wanted to be a Star Hunter. But I don't want to be the kind that looks for old stars that have already been burning for millions of years. I want to find the brand new ones - the ones that have only just been born and are searching for the people they've left behind...'Following the disappearance of her mum, 10-year-old Aniyah suddenly finds herself living in foster care. With her life in disarray, she knows just one thing for sure: her mum isn't gone for ever. Because people with the brightest hearts never truly leave. They become stars.So when a new star is spotted acting strangely in the sky, Aniyah is sure it's her mum, and she embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to make sure everyone else knows too -- an adventure that involves breaking into the Royal Observatory of London, a mischievous scurry of squirrels and the biggest star in Hollywood...Told through the innocent voice of a child, this is a story that explores the subtle faces and endless impacts of domestic violence, and celebrates the power of hope and resilience, from Onjali Rauf, the award-winning author of

Despre autor

Onjali Q. Raúf

n. 1981

Onjali Q. Raúf este o autoare britanică și fondatoarea a două organizații neguvernamentale: Making Herstory, o organizație pentru drepturile femeilor care se ocupă de abuzurile și traficul de femei și fete din Regatul Unit; și O's Refugee Aid Team, care crește conștientizarea și colectează fonduri pentru a sprijini organizațiile de pe prima linie care oferă ajutor refugiaților.