Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce
Reading Age: 9-11

Two refugee brothers from Mongolia are determined to fit in with their Liverpool schoolmates

Two refugee brothers from Mongolia are determined to fit in with their Liverpool school mates but bring so much of Mongolia to Bootle that their new friend and guide, Julie, is hard pressed to know truth from fantasy as she recollects a wonderful friendship that was abruptly ended when Chingis and his family were forced to return to Mongolia.

The book is based on a true story.

Shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book Award 2011

Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2012 Longlist

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