Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #28124 in Books
• Published on: 2003-08-07
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Synopsis
Jamal loves playing football, which isn't easy if your goalie only has one leg and you keep having to dodge landmines to get your ball back. Jamal's stubborn little sister Bibi is even better at football than Jamal. But girls playing football is against the law in Afganistan. When it is discovered that Jamal's mother has been secretly running a school, the family must leave their home immediately and begin a long and dangerous journey to Australia. The children survive separation from their parents, hunger, and violent smugglers only to find that Australia isn't as welcoming as they had thought but, even though they face an uncertain future, Jamal, Bibi and their parents know that as long as they are together, that is all that matters.

Customer Reviews

Boy Overboard
This book made me cry because it was sad in places. I enjoyed it and thought that it was better than some of the other books that Morris Gleitzman has written. It is about a boy who has to leave his war-torn country with his Mum, Dad and sister, Bibi, because his parents are secretely running a school when they are not supposed to. The family leave to go to Australia because they need to go somewhere safe, so they leave their country. But will the family get to Australia? And will it be all that they think it is going to be?

A BRILL BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUY NOW!!!!!!!!
A brilliant book about a boy his sister and there mum and dad. they live in afghanistan an jamal
(the boy)is a massive football fan. his mum and dad run a secret school and have to leave afghanistan when the goverment find out about it.they head for australia and on there way they have to tackle storms pirates and assasins and a refugee camp.
i would recomend this book to anyone who like everyday humour books!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!