this story ,about this girl named azzie escaping her country because of war and leaving her grandmother behing, she has to learn new language and her dad has to find a job or they won't have enough money to stay and they will have to go back to their country at war, is very good because i like adventure books and this one is very exiting, i do recommend this book! My children loved the story, found it exciting and interesting and have a much better understanding now of the experience of refugees. We experience her struggles to adapt to her new life and how she copes with missing what she had to leave behind. The daughter of a publisher and illustrator, she trained as a typographer at the London College of Printing.

This book would help American children understand the perspective of some refugee children coming to our schools and might help those refugees feel that they're not alone. In the new country they must learn to speak a new language, find a new home and Azzi must start a new school. What a lovely book about a refugee and her family seeking refuge in a new country, the themes discussed are done so in a very good manner to not only facilitate discussion but children who read this to have empathy for others. Drawing on her own experience of working among refugee families, Sarah Garland has created a story which will strike a chord with many who have undergone similar ordeals. Sarah Garland has written and illustrated over forty picture books and adventure stories for young children.The story follows the journey of Azzi, a young girl, forced to leave her home and country due to the dangers of war. So she works hard and plants surprise beans for her father, all the while wishing that her grandmother was there. Told through comic strips, this is a really accessible story for children to dissect, and an important one at that. This book would be great to read to a class that has children who have recently moved to England due to war in their home country. It is important to understand that this is similar to events which are happening in the world right now.

Azzi lives in a un-named country where her father 'worked as a doctor', her mother 'made beautiful clothes' and her grandma 'wove warm blankets. Since asylum can be a confusing issue for children (and even adults), here are some books that explore what it really means to flee your home and have to start your life over. It tells the story of Azzi, a refugee who fled from her own country which was experiencing war to come and live in England. But Azzi is resourceful and brave; slowly she learns how to adapt to her new life in a safe country. This is where the title becomes more pertinent; Azzi's caught in between two worlds and she's neither one or the other.It would help other children to understand what refugees go through which links to citizenship and could help them to develop empathy. This child’s powerful and heart-warming story of her family’s flight, escaping as refugees in the night, inspires compassion and offers comprehension of things both strange and complex. Similarly to other refugee stories that I have read, Garland highlights the underlying sense of unfamiliarity within a country speaking a different language. I would honestly recommend this book to all teachers, adults and children over a certain age/maturity.