leslie_ann_thornton's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
books9's review
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
anna_oc's review
5.0
One of my all time favourite books. Absolutely out-siding and the contrast with the chalk line is amazing showing both sides. This book opened my eyes and stole my hearth. Need to find my copy of it!
chennessybooks's review
3.0
(from the Irish Times, 15 Feb 2o17)
"A long-standing and award-winning member of the Irish children’s book world, Jane Mitchell often writes about the most vulnerable in our society. Her latest novel, A Dangerous Crossing (Little Island, €9.99), is told from the perspective of a Syrian refugee. Thirteen-year-old Ghalib – named, like all the characters, after real Syrian children who’ve died – must flee his increasingly terrifying home country. This journey has been incredibly well researched, and Amnesty International has endorsed the book. As a story, it is sometimes frustrating – travelling with his family, Ghalib makes very few decisions for himself, and his personal conflicts are resolved too quickly– but it certainly succeeds in its goal to inform and induce empathy in its readers."
"A long-standing and award-winning member of the Irish children’s book world, Jane Mitchell often writes about the most vulnerable in our society. Her latest novel, A Dangerous Crossing (Little Island, €9.99), is told from the perspective of a Syrian refugee. Thirteen-year-old Ghalib – named, like all the characters, after real Syrian children who’ve died – must flee his increasingly terrifying home country. This journey has been incredibly well researched, and Amnesty International has endorsed the book. As a story, it is sometimes frustrating – travelling with his family, Ghalib makes very few decisions for himself, and his personal conflicts are resolved too quickly– but it certainly succeeds in its goal to inform and induce empathy in its readers."
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