
Welcome to Nowhere is a powerful & beautifully written story about the life of one family caught up in civil war by the award-winning author Elizabeth Laird shortlisted for the Scottish Teen Book Award Twelve-year-old Omar & his brothers & sisters were born & raised in the beautiful & bustling city of Bosra Syria Omar doesn't care about politics
- all he wants is to grow up to become a successful businessman who will take the world by storm But when his clever older brother Musa gets mixed up with some young political activists everything changes Before long bombs are falling people are dying & Omar & his family have no choice but to flee their home with only what they can carry Yet no matter how far they run the shadow of war follows them
- until they have no other choice than to attempt the dangerous journey to escape their homeland altogether But where do you go when you can't go home?' Sings with truth' The Times'A muscular moving thought-provoking book' Guardian' Humane & empathetic an effective call to action' The Sunday Times' Powerful heart-breaking & compelling' Scotsman