This is the story of a young Rwandan refugee now living in the UK Christophe is having trouble getting used to his new school new language & new life Life has been very lonely for him Most of all he misses his grandfather who they had to leave behind His teacher persuades Christophe to share his story with his classmates
- so he tells them of the terrifying day the soldiers came to his house & killed his baby brother The spoken story fills the air & his classmates are spellbound But when his teacher asks him to write it down & read it out in assembly Christophe is horrified You lose the fire from a story once you write it down! But with the help of his new friends his family & the memory of his beloved grandfather Christophe finds a way to break through the barriers
- & share his story with everyone