Rafiq is only nine when Kashmiri Freedom Fighters raid his village in search of new recruits. Tall for his age, he is the first boy to cross the chalk line into a life of brutality and violence.
Jameela cannot forget her brother. While Rafiq is trained to kill in the rebel camp high in the mountains, she keeps his memory alive.
When finally their paths cross again, Rafiq is unrecognisable as the boy who left the village. Will Jameela know him?
Endorsed by Amnesty International (UK) as contributing to a better understanding of human rights and the values that underpin them.
2009, Walker Books, UK.
ISBN: 978 1 4063 1517 2
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