The Boy with Two Lives
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Publication Year
2015
ISBN
9781743314838
Pages
244 pages
Genre
autobiography
Format
novel
Item Type
Nonfiction
Annotation
From the author of the bestselling memoir On Two Feet and Wings, this is the story of refugee Abbas's double life in England: elite schoolboy by day, homeless by night.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Homelessness; homeless child
Main Character
boy
Race/Ethnicities
Iranian
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2016, Nominee, Non-fiction (Middle Grade and Young Adult)
Keywords
boarding school; England; Iran; immigration; debt
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Kazerooni, Abbas, "The Boy with Two Lives" (2015). Diverse Families. 1209.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1209