School Library Journal, ?Best Books 2023? � Azari?s life has been split in two and the halves are as different as lemons and mangoes. Running links the two parts of her life: sometimes when she runs it is because she wants to, because she feels strong and free. But sometimes it is because she has no other choice. When Azari and her mother flee for their lives to Ireland they are put in a Direct Provision Centre. They must share a room with a stranger, eat food they don?t know the name of and answer intrusive questions from authorities. Azari?s life has secrets; she must tell them so she can stop running and live a life where she can make her own decisions.

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Title: Run For Your Life
Publisher: Little Island
Publication Date: 2022
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1912417855
ISBN 13: 9781912417858
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good

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A moving and sensitive children’s book exploring a child's experience living in refugee accommodation in Ireland.

School Library Journal, “Best Books 2023”

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Azari’s life has been split in two and the halves are as different as lemons and mangoes. Running links the two parts of her life: sometimes when she runs it is because she wants to, because she feels strong and free. But sometimes it is because she has no other choice.

When Azari and her mother flee for their lives to Ireland they are put in a centre for asylum seekers. They must share a room with a stranger, eat food they don’t know the name of and answer intrusive questions from authorities. Azari's life has secrets. Will she ever be able to stop running?

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Jane Mitchell lives in Dublin and works with children with physical disabilities. Her Amnesty International- endorsed novel A Dangerous Crossing (Little Island), about a Syrian family fleeing the war, has sold more than 100,000 copies worldwide. Jane spent time volunteering at the refugee camp in Calais to research the book. Chalkline (Walker), about child soldiers in Kashmir, won the Children's Choice Award at the 2010 CBI Awards.

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