In the sea there are crocodiles
Subtitle: the story of Enaiatollah Akbari
By: Fabio Geda
Publisher: David Fickling
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
ISBN-13: 9780857560087
Subjects: Fiction; Childhood and youth; Abandoned children; Human smuggling; Political refugees; Friendship; Afghans; Boys; Immigrants; History
Description: An unflinching, inspirational, and incredibly moving novel based on the true story of Enaiatollah Akbari, a young boy whose agonizing struggle begins after his native Afghanistan becomes a dangerous place to live. His mother shepherds him across the border into Pakistan but has to leave him there to fend for himself. Suggested level: secondary.
Notes: Translated from the Italian.

Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation, winner, 2013