{"product_id":"the-freezies-paperback","title":"The Freezies - 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\u003eFarrukh Dhondy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuleikha, Leo and Kai, a group of 12-year-olds known as the Freezies, befriend the intriguing and larger-than-life Mr Christaki, a traveller who camps with his converted school bus on their village green. When revealed as a refugee from Syria, he disappears with his four-year-old adopted daughter. The Freezies come up with a risky and audacious scheme to expose his desperate plight on national TV in an attempt to prevent his deportation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClosely following the lives of three young people in today's Britain, \u003cem\u003eThe Freezies\u003c\/em\u003e is a call for compassion and understanding for those fleeing war and oppression in our troubled times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFarrukh Dhondy\u003c\/strong\u003e is a British-Indian writer of fiction, non-fiction, stage drama, TV and films, and translator of the poet Rumi. Born in Poona, he was awarded a scholarship to read English at Cambridge University, after which he became a school teacher. His first novel, \u003cem\u003eBombay Ducks\u003c\/em\u003e, won the Whitbread prize. He lives in London, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.25 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47396563386617,"sku":"9781990598272","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ICOQoZemAK9781990598272.webp?v=1770283046","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-freezies-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}