{"product_id":"a-boy-from-baghdad-paperback","title":"A Boy from Baghdad - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMiriam Halahmy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Jews are no longer safe in Iraq. When are you going to get it through your thick head?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's 1951, and twelve-year-old Salman Shasha is happy with his life in Baghdad. But trouble is brewing. Salman and his family are Iraqi Jews and their government has been turning against their community for years. Things become so dangerous that the whole family are forced to leave Iraq for Israel, the \"Promised Land\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce they arrive, however, they realize that things are not what they dreamed they would be. Taken to a refugee camp, the Shasha family try to make the best of their situation. But the dominant group in the country - the Ashkenazi Jews - look down on families like Salman's and treat them horribly. Salman decides to focus on his greatest passion, swimming, and beating his rivals in a race. Facing taunts from his bullying peers, Salman feels defeated, but he soon realizes that with hard work and determination anything is possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn inspiring, atmospheric tale about the power of perseverance, friendship and family in the face of hardship, hatred and change, \u003ci\u003eA Boy From Baghdad\u003c\/i\u003e is an important story of diversity in the modern world. Essential reading for any child 8 years and over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.43 x 5.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 30, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47310681506041,"sku":"9781784389901","price":14.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/tQg4ZbNlo19781784389901.webp?v=1769369895","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/a-boy-from-baghdad-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}