Last week it was: “ONE more time and you’ll be out on your ears so quick, your head will be spinning like the solar system! This was a family read aloud and expectations were enormous since we all loved the author’s previous read aloud, The Boy at the Back of the Class. Told from the perspective of a bully, this book explores themes of homelessness, while celebrating kindness, friendship and the potential everyone has to change for the good. Raúf does not make this an “excuse” for his behaviour though; his bully friends come from different family dynamics, so the implication that bad behaviour is always the result of absent parents or broken homes is neatly avoided.

In her spare time, she delivers emergency aid convoys for refugee families surviving in Calais and Dunkirk, and supports interfaith projects. I can't wait to read more of Onjali's work, will definitely make sure i get my hands on 'the star outside my window' very soon.I eventually realised it would provide great talking points for a class read aloud - why does this boy do the things he does? I looked over at Rajesh, whose eyes were popping so far out of his head they looked like they were going to fly across the room, and then glanced at Mei-­Li and stupid Robert.

But it’s this choice that gives the story so much impact; his growth can be greater because of his starting point.Vylomeniny, lotroviny, zavádzanie, krádeže a klamstvá, nenáležité osočovanie či snaha ublížiť a s ňou spojené nepravdepodobné nočné dobrodružstvo. This book was absolutely amazing full of fun and excitement and it has lots of funny parts and I definitely recommend this book and it’s helped me learn about homelessness and I think it will help you too👍🏾.

His teachers don’t seem to like him (he certainly hates them), he particularly dislikes teacher’s pet Mei Lei, and he devotes his time to being mean to other kids and making them give him sweets. Seeing a homeless man asleep on a bench next to his trolley full of what appears to be trash, Hector decides to steal the hat the old man always wears. Onjali Q Raúf is the founder of Making Herstory, an organisation mobilising men, women and children from all walks of life to tackle the abuse and trafficking of women and girls in the UK and beyond.In the mean time, an intriguing spate of robberies in central London have brought the homeless community into public scrutiny. Lancaster is the principal, and sometimes I wonder if the certificates on his wall are really secret awards given to him for being the stupidest and most annoying principal in the country. He comes from a comfortable background, where his parents do positive work highlighting social issues, but aren’t around an awful lot. Raúf paints an accurate portrait of London when it’s alive and full of people, but also of how eerie it gets when it’s quiet late at night. What starts off as an attempt by Hector to avoid the consequences of his actions turns into a thrilling adventure with Thomas and Mei-Li, featuring a daring thief, a case of mistaken identity, a secret code and a growing understanding of not just what life is like for the homeless, but the wildly different circumstances that can lead people to lose everything.