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the story of Enaiatollah Akbari

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An edition of Nel mare ci sono i coccodrilli: Storia vera di Enaiatollah Akbari (2010)

In the sea there are crocodiles

the story of Enaiatollah Akbari

by

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An unflinching, inspirational, and incredibly moving novel based on the true story of Enaiatollah Akbari, a young boy whose agonizing struggle begins after his native Afghanistan becomes a dangerous place to live. His mother shepherds him across the border into Pakistan but has to leave him there to fend for himself. Suggested level: secondary.

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David Fickling
Language
English
Pages
211

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Subjects
Afghans, Immigrants, Political refugees, Fiction, Italian Autobiographical fiction, Boys, Translations into English, History, Childhood and youth, Travel, Abandoned children, Friendship, Human smuggling, Child and youth fiction, Fiction, general, Biography, Politieke vluchtelingen, Unterdrückung, Junge, Flucht, Überleben, Taliban, Spanish language, Translations into Spanish, Muchachos, Afganos, Romans, nouvelles, Histoire, Fiction, biographical, Italy, fiction, Pakistan, fiction, Crime, fiction, Friendship, fiction, Enfants vagabonds, Enfants abandonnés, Récits personnels, Voyages, Biographies, Réfugiés politiques, Enfant clandestin, Document, Immigré clandestin, Voyage, Conditions, Enfant réfugié afghan, Minorité ethnique, Survie, Voyage - conditions
People
Enaiatollah Akbari, Enayatollah Akbari ([ca. 1995-])
Places
Afghanistan, Iran, Greece, Italy, Italien, Afghānistān, Italie, Pakistan
Times
1989-2001

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In the Sea There Are Crocodiles
2012, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
in English
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In the sea there are crocodiles: the story of Enaiatollah Akbari
2012, Ulverscroft
in English
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In the Sea There Are Crocodiles: The True Story of Enaiatollah Akbari
2012, Penguin Random House
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Im Meer schwimmen Krokodile: Eine wahre Geschichte
2012, btb
Taschenbuch in German - Genehmigte Taschenbuchausg November 2012, 15. Auflage
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Dans la mer il y a des crocodiles: l'histoire vraie d'Enaiatollah Akbari
2011, L. Levi
in French
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En el mar hay cocodrilos: la historia de Enaiatollah Akbari = [In the sea there are crocodiles : based on the true story of Enaiatollah Akbari]
2011, Ediciones Destino, Colección Áncora y Delfín
in Spanish - 1e edition.
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En el mar hay cocodrilos: la historia de Enaiatollah Akbari = [In the sea there are crocodiles : based on the true story of Enaiatollah Akbari]
2011, Ediciones Destino, Colección Áncora y Delfín
in Spanish - 1e edition.
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In the sea there are crocodiles: the story of Enaiatollah Akbari
2011, David Fickling
in English
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In de zee zijn krokodillen: het waargebeurde verhaal van Enayatollah Akbari
2010, De Arbeiderspers
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Nel mare ci sono i coccodrilli: storia vera di Enaiatollah Akbari
2010, Baldini Castoldi Dalai
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Translated from the Italian.

Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation, winner, 2013

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853.92

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Pagination
211 pages
Number of pages
211

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OL32108178M
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inseatherearecro0000geda_i1t3
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0857560085
ISBN 13
9780857560087
OCLC/WorldCat
756824527
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An unflinching, inspirational, and incredibly moving novel based on the true story of Enaiatollah Akbari, a young boy whose agonizing struggle begins after his native Afghanistan becomes a dangerous place to live. His mother shepherds him across the border into Pakistan but has to leave him there to fend for himself.

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