β Scribed by Bridget Blankley
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Waking up in the aftermath of a terrorist attack, 14-year-old Jamal tries to piece together what has happened whilst simultaneously trying to evade capture by the attackers. It soon becomes clear that he has been living in a separate outhouse from his family on account of the βbad spiritsβ that plague him. As he wanders around his familyβs compound, he comes across red canisters leaking yellow gas, which he works out were the weapon that killed his family, and he begins calling the gas βghostsβ. With his family dead, he begins to search for his grandfather who he hardly knows; when his grandfather turns him away he keeps walking. On his journey he passes out and is picked up by a patrolling soldier. He is taken to a hospital where he is treated for the βspiritsβ, or rather, his epilepsy. Jamal escapes and on doing so, he wanders bewildered around the city. On the way he meets prejudice, exploitation and friendship, before finally discovering that it is people, not ghosts, that have killed his family, and they have plans to keep on killing.
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"With an ending that will take your breath away, _The Ghosts & Jamal _is a beautifully written book about survival, bravery and findinf your place in the world." βEditor's Choice, Children's Books Ireland
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