Camel Rider (Paperback)

Paperback. Adam and his family live in a compound with other foreigners who work in the Middle East. He's got everything he wants, everything he needs, and there's a lot he takes for granted.Then war breaks out, and, in the confusion to escape, Adam runs away. It seems like the only thing to do, but when he finds himself alone and friendless in the desert, Adam knows he's in real danger.But then he meets Walid, the camel rider . . . An extraordinary tale of adventure, survival and friendship. The story of a young boy who lives in one of the Western compounds in the Middle East. When war breaks out, he is left behind as his family flees to safety. He befriends an Arab boy who knows the desert like the back of his hand, and the two boys discover they must cooperate together, if they are to survive at all. Ages 10-14. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.